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CONTENTS.

PREFACE ............
ON TttE METRE OF THE POEM ...
NOTES ............
MORTE ARTHURE .........
INDEX OF NAMES .........
GLOSSARIAL INDEX ...

PAG
ii

vii

PREFACE.

Tns present version of the Morte Arthure or Death of Arthur is
rnainly an account of the great war with Lucius Iberius, Emperor of
llome, and its sequel, the war with the traiter Modred, who, being
left in charge of the kingdom, during Arthur's absence usurpcd the
fljrone and married Qucen Guinevere. In his combat with Modred,
whom he slays, Arthur receives his death-wound, and shortly after
dies. Among the incidents in tho story net forming part of the
wars, we may note the great feast at Carlisle, the king's drcam of
the dragon and bear, the slaughter of the great giant on MichaeI's
Mount, and Arthur's dream of Fortune's wheel and the lX'ine
Worthies. The love of Lancelot for the queen finds no place in
this work.
Jlorte Arthure was prohably written in the latter part of the
fourteenth century, or early in the fifteenth. Of the author nothing
whatever is known, net even his naine. This is tho nlore te be
regretted as he must certainly be considered a poet of no mean
ortier ; the freshness of his descriptions of scenery !, the touching
pathos of seine of his passages , and the rapid flow and thundering
force of his diction in others , mark him out as one of the greatest
writers of his time. What, beside him, are Occleve, Lydgate, Aw-
delay, lIylton, ttawes, Lonelich, and like poetasters ? "Vhat even
Cestre and Skelton 
I See Il. 920--932. 2506--2512.
t 8ee ll. 3790--3808, 3874--3894, 3949--3971.
a See ll. 22042217, 2541--2573, 2089--3000.

vin rnEr,CE.
The poem is printed from the Thornton IS., in the library of
Lincoln Cathedral ; no other copy is known. The IS. is a collec-
tion of pocms and treatises on various subjects, some in Engllsh,
some in Latin ; a llst of the contents may be found in Sir Frederic
Madden's A:yr Gawagne (Bannatyne Club, 1839), or in the Tl«ornton
omance, coe Halliwell (Camden Soc. 1844). The [S. is namcd
after Robert Thornton, who permed a great part of it. At the end of
][orte Arthuxe we find, " R. Thornton dictu» qui »criI»it »il bene-
dietus. Amen." Thornton ,vas "a native of Oswaldkh'k in York-
sbire, and Arehdeaeon of ]3edford, in the Dioeese of Lineoln, about
the middle of the fifteenth eentury. The date of Arehdeaeon Thorn-
ton and his eonneetion with Lineoln Cathedral tan be vacertained
pretty aecurately, va among the archives of the Cathedral there is
preserved an instrument or deed of eonsiderable importance, attested
by him as Arehdeaeon, whieh bears date 1439." 1
Morte Arthure was fixst printed in 1847, by J. O. Halliwell, but
ean hardly be said to bave been published, sinee the impression
was limited to 75 copies. In 1865 it was edited by the Rev. George
G. Yerry, for the Early English Text Society. The present edition
appears instead of a reprint of lIr Perry's, but differs from it in
several respects ; the text has been carefully read throughout with
the MS. at Lincoln, and corrections ruade, vhere needful ; the side-
notes are greatly altered, often replaced with new ; a new Glossary
bas been written, and an index of names and some notes added.
I ara greatly indebted to the Rev. W. W. Skeat for much
valuable help, especially with the Glossary, also for kindly revising
his paper on the mette of the poem.

 From Mr Perry'$ Preface, p. vii.

ON THE hLETRE OF THE POEM.

THE metre in which the "Morte Arthure" is written may best be
understood by comparing it with "Piers Plowman," the accentuation
and swi»g of the verse being much better marked in the last-men-
tioned poem. The principles which govern this peculiar metre may
thus be more readily discerned, and, whcn once understood, may
easily be applied te the present poem.
For a similar reason, it will be the simplest method te consider,
first of all, a few lines (of "Piers Plowman ") where the metre is
most strongly marked, and, afterwards, seine vhere it is, apparently,
less regular.
It should first, however, be observed that each complete line in
an alliterative poem consists generally of two sectios, which were
separated in old manuscripts by a dot, called the netrical point or
Tause, and which may conveniently be denoted by an inverted full
stop, thus :--
"Schelde vs ffro schamesdede • and synfulle werkes ;"
or else by printing the lines thus :--
"Schelde va ffro schamesdede,
And synfulle werkes."
In reading aloud a pause may conveniently be ruade between the
sections.
The two sections form, however, but one complete line; and, as
the metrical point is more necessary when the poem is te be sung or
recited than when it is merely te be read, it bas net been thought
necessary te insert it in this edition, since the reader, when he hav

X OS THE MEURE OF TE FOES/.
OC cuht th rhthm o th vese, may Mws be toerly sure
as tewhere it must occur.
Te begin, then ; consider the line---
"Ac Lucier lowest • lith o hem allë."
29iers l'lon'men (ed Skeat), B. i. 12.
If we use an asterisk fo denote a strong]y-accented  (or louà) syllable,
the fire 1 to denote a single uuaccented syllable, the figure 2 fo
mean two unaccented syllables immediately succeeding each other,
and se on ; we may represent the above line by the scheme,
1 * 2 * 1 : * 2 * 1;
and this may be taken as a eonvenient ype of alliterative lines, from
whieh the cansion of very many others may be readily deduced.
8ome, however, as will be shewn presently, must be referred to a
type somexvhat different.
2X'ow, we here observe (1) that each section contains two strong
accents ; (2) that, of the strongly-accented syllables, three begin with
a common letter, whiçh bas been called the rhne-htt«r ; and (3) of
these three, two occur ha the first section, and one in the second.
trch is the usual and normal arrangement. The rime-letters may be
either consonants or vowcls, and may consist of sinfle letters, or of
such combinations as sc, bi, tr, etc. If vowels, it is suflàcient that
they are so ; they need hot be flac saine vowels, and, in practice, are
gonerally d i fferê,t.
Again, the last strongly-aceented syllable in the line does net be-
gin with the rime-letter. This also is the usual and more eorrec
axangement.
IIaving once/his typical ferre te refer te, it is easy te enumemte
most of the changes which may arise. Let us new take the line,
"Iere  messe and here matynes • and many of here ours."
-Pier Plan'man, B. Prol. 97.

 I um the terre $tron#lt-aceented advisedly, ail accents hot being equal.
Thus, in the line-
" Or the ofit-ras and the sw6rd-gra and the b61rush in the p6ol"
the yl/ables marked are tron#?y-accented.
• « Hire [or here = their] is a monosyllable."Guest o. En#lisl,
hgthms; ed. 1838, p. 34.

ON THE IErRE OF THE POEM.
We bave here the arrangement
1 * 2 * 1 : 1 * 3 * 1
which shews (1) that an unaccented syllable may be introduced at the
beginning of the second section ; and (2) that the number of inter-
mediate unaccented syllables may be rcadily increased to t£ree.
l'ow hercin lies the i,eculiar freedom and elasticity of alliterative
verse ; we shall soon find by observation that, under certain cixcum-
stances, as many as four short unaccented syllablcs (even if they con-
tain among thcm one that is accentcd sligldl9) may be inserted at
plcasure between the cmphatic syllables without destroying the
rhythm ; for it is one addressed fo the car only, and hot to thc eye.
The chicf point which the poet bas to take care of is that when ho
introduces a larger numbcr of unaccentcd syllables, they should be
capable of rapid enunciation, lest the verse seem clogged and un-
musical. An example may ho seen in tlm lines,
"Fiyteden for here ff de • fofi]ten attë lë ; "
zOiers zOl«man B. Prol. 42.
which may be denoted by
• 4 * 1 : * 3 * 1
It would take up too much space to explain' here the truc method
of scanning the lines by division into feet ; it may suffice to say that
the general effect of the metre is dact91ic , supposing the terre dactyl
to be capable of application to an E:glislt foot, which, to speak
strictly, it is hot. Indced, the nomenclature of English prosody is
in sore need of alteration. :Neither is there space to explain, and to
account for, the curious variations which may further be ruade in the
alliterative metre. The view here given is only an approximate one,
which will be found uscful in practice. A longer passage may
exemplify it better
"I 15ked on my lft hall • s Ie hidy me tafighte,
And was wr o  wSmman " v0rthe|i ycl0thed,
Pfirfiled with pélure • Ie flnest vpon érthe,
Y-crofinede with  c6rone " Ie kng hath non bétter ;
Fétislich hir fngres • were frétted with g61de wyre."
Picrs Plowmaa, B. ii. 7.

,4nalyMs : 1 « 3 * I : 2 * 2 * I
2 • 2 * I : * 3 • I
« 3 • I : 1 • 3 • I
1 • 3 • I : I • 2 • 1
• 3 • 1 : 1 • 2 • 1

One variation, however, fotmd oftenest in the first section, is too
important fo be passed over. It is that we sometimes fmd in a
section a hird strongly-accented syllable, thus giving to the line a
rather unwieldy lenh ; as in,
"The m6ste mschief on mSlde • is mofmt), ng wel f.Sste."
Pier8 P/wmanç B. Prol. 67.
This third accent is often very awkwardly placed, as ia the first line
of "Iorte Arthure,"
"Sow grêtt glSrious Goede • thurgh grâce of hym eluene."
Other noticeable deviations from the strict type may be briefly
indicated.
(1) The syllable begming with the rime-letter is sometimes tm-
emlohatic  as in "Iorte Arthure," 1. 59,
" In Glam5rgane with g]ée - thare gl.dchpe was éuere."
(2) Sometimes there are but fwo rime-letters, as in l 95,
"At prO, me of the d.4ye • in p.4yue of jour l-vys."
(3) Sometimes there is no allitemtion, as in l 70. (4) Sometime-
therc are .four rime-letters» as 1. 32, where all beloug to accented
syllables,
" 8cthyl]e Sc5ttlande by kl]e • he skftys as hym lkys ;"
or as la l_ 35, where one belongs to an unaccented syllable,
"HSlaund and Hénawde • they hélde of hyme bSthen."
If will now be sufficient, perhaps, to indicate what is probably
the correct accentuation of the iirst fourteen lines, as this will enable
the reader to perceive in them a certain vigorous swing (well suited
for the ballad-reciter), which will suggest the scansion of most other
lines, though there is always somewhat of difficulty in if, from the
ïact that we bave now-a-days ehanged the accentuation of many
words, and eannot be quite certain about the fanal e's.

ON TE IETRE OF TE POEM. Xlll

"Now grétt glrious Gdde • thurgh grâce of hym éluene,
And the précyous pryere " of hys pr-s mOdyr
cbélde vs ffro schmesdede • and snfulle wrkes,
And gffe vs grâce to ge • and gSuerne vs hre 4
In this wréchyde wérlde • thorowe vért[u]ous lwynge
Tht we may kyre fil hys co6rte • the k'ngdome of hévyne,
Whene oure sules schalle prte " and sdndyre ff-m the b6dy
E .wyre fo bélde and to b-de " in blesse wyth hyme séluene ; 8
And wsse me to wérpe owte • some w6rde at this tme,
That nothyre v6yde be ne vyne • bot wrchip fille hyme sélvyne ;
Plésande and pr6fitabille • to the p6pule that theme héres.
3 that leste bas to l.th " or l(,ffes for to hére 12
Off élder of glde tyme • and of theire £wke dédys,
tt6w they were lé.le iu theire lwe • and 16uede Gd Almghty," etc.
The accentuation of the last two lines is a little doubtful. There
may have been an accent on the second of in l. 13, owing to its
position and the fact of its beginning with a rime-letter ; vhi]e in 1.
14 we bave the rather unusual number of six accents, unless l, ow was
slurred over.
After all, the best way of perceiving the rhythm is fo read over
some fifty lines several rimes till they seem quite familiar, and then
to read them over once more out loud, with strong emphasis on the
verbs, substantives, and adjectives, and vith a natural and ïree
pronunciation.
One peculiarity in this poem should be particular]y noticed, riz.
that the saine rime-letter is offert continued throughout several suc-
cessive lines. There is a remarkable instance of this in the passage
benning with l. 1844, where we bave in succession 4 fines founded
on s, 2 on hard c, 2 on f, 6 on s, 6 on b, 4 on hard c, 2 on vowels,
2 on s, 2 on clé, 2 on f, and 2 on r. Other striking examples are
7 lines on vowels, 571--577, 8 on s, 3310--3317, 9 on j or soft .q,
2889--2897, 10 on f, 33003309, and 11 on f, 0755--2765.
Similar istances are rare in Piers the Plowman, though we find 5
successive lines founded upon jo in the ]3-text, Pass. xiv. 190--194.
For further remarks, see the Essay on Alliterative Verse in the
third volume of the Percy Folio MS., ed. Hales and Furnivall, and
the introduction fo Piers the Plowman, Text A. pp. xxii and xxx.

NOTES.

Lines 212 215. Precions stones were supposed te keep off poison.
Compare the folloving :--" ]e earn de in Iris neste enne deorewurZe
imston ]et bette achate. Ver non attri }inc ne mei }ene ston neihen,
ne }eo hwule ]et he is in his neste hermen Iris briddes. ]es deorewurZe
ston, }et is lesu Crist, ae ston treowe arul fui of aile mihten, ouer aile
imst«,nes. tle is }e aehate ]et atter of sunne ne neihede neuere. De
]line iZine neste, ]et is, iine heorte. )ene hwueh pinen he }olede on Iris
flesehe viZuten, and hu swete he was iheorted, and hu sorte wiZinnen ;
and se }u sehalt driue ut euerieh atter of }ine heorte, and bittenesse of
]ine bodie ...... ]es ston, ase ich er seide, avleie' attri ]inges.
tlabbe }u ]esne ston wi%ine ]fine heorte, ]et is Godes nest, ne ]er-
nout dreden ]e attrie neddre of belle. ])ine briddes, et beoZ ]ine gode
werkes, beo ai sker of his atter."---The Ancren ttiu'le, ed. Iorton, p.
134--136. Compare aise Piers the Piowman (ed. 8keat, Clarendn
Press Series), note te Pass. ii. i. 14.
450. Watlyng-strelte» "the Roman road ieading frein Dorer te Car-
digan. Leland deseribes it thus: Seeunda via principalis dieitur
Batellngstreate, tendens ab euro-austro in Zephyrum Septentrionalem.
lneipit enim a Dovaria, tendens per medimn Cantioe, juxta London, per
S. Albanum, Dmstaplum, Stratfordiam; Toweestriam, Litleburne, per
montera Gilberti juxta Salopiam, deinde per Stratton, et per medimn
Wallioe, usque Cardigan. Itin. vol. ri. p. 1"_)0, edit. O.ron. 1744."--Bos-
vorth's Anglo-Saxon Dietionary, under Woetlinga strat.
793. Brallrlle is purposely omitted frein theGlossar)', beeause it
onght te have been printed brayelle, as it stands in the IS. It seems
te mean the fur of the bear's belly. Compare the foliowing :--
"Brayeul : m. The parts, or feathers, about the Haukes fundament,
ealled by our Fauleoners the bray]e in a sbort-wingd, and, the pannell
in a long-wingd, Hauke."--Cotgrave.
"The broyle, or pannell of a ldake. Le brayer arun oiseau, le
brayeu l."Shercood.
" Braiel, brayette: Partie de la culotte qui tenoit lieu de celle qu'on
appelle  présent le pont."--Roquefort.

OTES. XV

" Brai«el, brao'el: Le haut de la culotte."---Roquefort.
966. Thow saynned the vnsekgrly. Thou blessedst thyself vnsafely,
i. e. you did hot cross yourself in a proper manner, so as to ensure your
safety ; otherwise you would hOt be here, in this perilous place. If the
slgn of the cross was hot ruade in the right way, it was considered of
no avail.
1 I'35. Read wltl [tlle] coquerour.
1270. Or rnany lyglte salle lawe. Or many shall light Iow, i. e.
fall.
128. " tIorns of elephants full Iovdly blown." Ovr fathcrs wcre
rem:trkably ignorant of the nature and habits of foreign animais.
1293. Ecyae in tle nhles. Right in the middle.
1315. That no ,ysse serues. Who deserve no iii.
1364. Fretted in salle. Read sable.
1414. Bretons. This is probably the verb brittenes, hOt the sub-
stantive, Boitons.
1425. B«ltailles. Restore the reading of the MS. ; it is right.
1474. lI« ryghltez tlelre brenez, llore likely /e filiez.
1485. The relative pronoun is omitted after B,»jce. This is a fre-
quent ellipsis. Sec line 1558, where tlat is omitted after Hen,?t.
1548. Or sone deluerde i. e. soon to be delivered.
1572. The alliteration would be improved by reading bot [sir]
Etmyne.
1588. Il'irA magere fo lengee. u. with rnau.qree, ill-will.
1653. LMIe. The alliteration and sense req«ire/,jl]e.
1698. 1Jorghle. A strange mistake for B,'ate, i. e. Brutus, the sup-
posed founder of Britain.
1717. " Whether we retire or appear (show ourselves), arrange as
you please."

1736.
1797.
1840.
1842.
1899.
1911.
2070.
2108.
2128.
renient.
2189.
2197.
2245.
should be
2250.
2"280.
st 1517.
2295.

Wellyde aile wyke. Boiled alive.
liSj,'kez lffs inc wayfare. Qu. inc his wayfare.
Lang ere. The MS. reads langere, which may be right.
Ai -- tiret  wl,at.
On lfe shouid be qf Ife.
The line is ineomplvte ; add [many].
Revsse it redelye. Turned it, the eagle, over qtfickly.
Hcyghe  heythe, heath. Compare tr'ge for trewthe.
Hasomere» hot more handsome, but more handy or cou-
]ife the werMe happyne. Qu. welthe.
This line mcurs st 4155.
" Arture" askyes. Shouts " Ahur;" but perhaps it
simply Mrt]ture askes, Arthur shouts. Compare l. 1412.
Beblede st should ceainly be B«bIede aL
Lyghte strandez. This should perhapa be tyIhe strandez, as
Hegh;e  heath. See note on 2108.

xvi IOTES.

2398. I l¢ele wglte to I«yne. I care hot to concea..
2408. Turkayne (so in MS.) is ccrtain]y a mistake for Tuslayne,
Tuscany. Correct tbe sidenote according]y.
250(;. Insert [of afer yste, or e]se read mysty.
2519. Bïth birenne ony borne. This is corrupt ; no doubt the right
reading is, H'ith-outene eny berne.
2565. A[et. "Towards the close of the thirteenth century and hot
long after the commencement of the reign of Edward I., a new mode of
protecting the neck was invented, which consisted of small plates of
steei placed on the shoulders, sometimes called, from their resemblance
to Iittle standards, Gonfanons. They are Iikewise mentioned by the
naine of ailettes, or little wings, in that curions document of the sixth
year of this monarch, relative to a tournament in Windsor Park, gffen
in the XVIIIth volume ofthe,4rctaeologia ; and in the $tatuta armorum
in Torniamentis, a few years after, by that of shouider plates .......
They continued in fashion til] the midd!e of the reign of Edward III..
..... Their shape was . . . varied ; they were square, round, pen-
tagona], and shie]d]ike ; sometimes plain, but generai]y ornamented
vith the family arms, or tbe cross of St. George."---Meyrîck 1 in the
Arctaeologia, vo]. xix, pp. 137, 138.
2577. It is wei] known that in early rimes barbers practised blood-
lettin ; they would therefore, of course, know how to stanch biood.
2578. 131yne sclalle te euer. I:Ie shall never cesse [to bleed].
2586. ur9yone in alarne. Compare 1. 4311 and lFilliam of
«lerne, ed. Skeat, 11. 964 and 1033.
616. Cyrus witr9e should be cgrwitrge. The letter q is raised a
little and looks very much iike the usual contraction for us. Cyrqwi-
trye -- surquidry, arrogance, prlde.
2675. This line is misplaced ; it ought to foliow line 2677.
7771. Ereste seems to be a mistake for trfetle, breath.
2934..f9 a debles seems to be meant for French. Fie, (go) to the
devil.
3061. Iclene te. The ailiteration, af first sight, wonld seem fo be
on the d of this idene and of dout; but there is no reason why it
ot be on the i of /alerte and the e of elles. Idene, if hot a miswriting,
,ay be the saine as ienli, freqnently, in the following lines :
" ]ai at war fild wit enst and hete
/at ienli air hertes etc,
ar wormes sal am underwrote
In bale wituten hope and bote,
And for-i ai ber war wont to li
In air stincand lieheri,
Ne wald noght here hot air delices
at drogh am until oer vices
ai sal haf ien stinc iwis
at ai sal never mat mis."Cur, or .LrunJi, as quoted
i,y Dr 3Iorrls in the preface to H'arn2ole'»'Pricl,.e of Conscience, pp. x,

The may be the verb thee, to thrive ; it was most likely mistaken for
the article by the scribe, who wrote it with .V. The meaning of the line
wouhl be, " }Ie shall frequently thrive full well, /ar nought else." This
accords with the statement, I. 305(;, that the king spoke fo the duchess
"myldly with fullo meke wordes."
3257. The word With clearly belongs to the line before. With
bruchez, &c.
3282. The two e/e. This is clearly an error for " the tone eye" ----
(the) one eye. "One eye of the man was brighter than silver, the
other was yellower than the yolk of an egg."
3439. Njne of the nobil«ste namede in erthe. These were the Ninc
Worthies. The list agrees with that given in Reliqtffw AntilUCe, vol. i.
p. 287.
Saraceni. Judoei.
Ector, Alex., Julius ; David, Josue, Maehabœeus ;
Cristiani.
Artur cure Carolo, Galfridum linquere nolo :
Isti sunt tel" tres trini fidei t,teliol-es.
See Shakespere, Love's Labour Lost, Act 5, sc. 2.
3937. Guchcde. I tan make nothing of this word, the plain reading
of the MS., unless it ---- gutted  goutté, dropped or spotted. At line
3759, we read that this king of Gothland "bare of gowles fulle gaye
with gowces of syluere." Gowces I suppose to be miswritten for ffowtes,
drops, spots.

ORTE ARTURE. b

I,IST OF

ABBI',E¥IATIO.S USED IN TtIE
G LOSSAIIlAL INDEX.

.ai. -- adjective.
adv. "-- adverb.
A.S. "- Anglo-Saxon.
b. = back.
col. -- eolunm.
cor»p. = comparative form.
Comp. --- compare.
coJj. -- conjunction.
ed.  edited by.
E. E.T.S. = Early English
Society.
Ff. = French.
./[. -- future.
9en. -- genitive case.
Germ. -- German.
lier. -- Heraldry.
i»p. -- imperative.
i»lem, v. = impcrona] verb.
iJd. -- indicative.
i, -- infinitivc.
id. -- interjection.
i.p. --- imperfect participle.
1. = line.
Lat. --- Latin.
ll. = lines.
M.Goth. = Moeso-Gothie.
O.E. -- Old English.

Text

O.Fr. = Old Freneh.
O.N. = Old Norme.
p. = page.
pl. -- plura|.
2 pl. = second person plural.
pp. = pages.
p./. = past or passive partieiple.
pfep. -- preposition.
pres. = present.
pret. = preterite.
Proapt. Par». = Promptorium Par-
vu]orum.
prw. -- pronoun.
Qu. = Query.
ref. -- reflexive.
s. -- substantive.
1 s. = first person singular.
2 s. = second person smgular.
3 s. = thh'd person singu|ar
Se. = Seoteh.
sg. = .ingular.
Spam -- Spanish.
subj. = subjunetive.
superl. "- superlative form.
tom. = tomo.
v. = verb.
vol. = volume.

The f, Alowing works are indieated in the Index by their authors'
Iams :--
Bosworth's Anglo-Saxon and Eng]i-h Dietionary.
Brockett's GIossar of North Country Words.
Burguy's Glossary to his Gra»maire de la La»ge d'Oïl.
Dueange's Glossarium Medioe et Infimæ Latinitatis, ed. 1840.
Haliiwell's Dietionary of Arehaie and Provincial Words.
Jamieson's Elymologieal Dictionary of the Seotth Langue.
Roquefon's Glossaire de la Langue Romane.
Stratmann's Dietionary of Ihe Old English Langue.
Verelius's Index linguoe veteris Seytko-Scaneoe sire Gothieæ, 1691.

CORRECTIONS.

2, sidenotes, for Tvurs read Touraine.
2 ,, ,, Anb«na read AMae.
2 ,, ,, Naverne read S«earre.
3 ,, for the 2nd C«e»'levn read C'«rlide.
7 ,, ,, ham ad shoulder«.
7 ,, ,, bu«t«rd« read bittems.
28, line 913, for grayuez re«d gr«ynez.
33, sidenotes, for smoke read foam.
78, strie out the footnote.
,, 131, col. 1, line 23, for Aulia read Poland.

d orte rthre.

]I«,-e e,nues Morte Arthure. In nomi,e Patris et
Filij et Sp/r/t«c Sancti. Amen pur charite. Amen.

['leaf

ow grett glorious Godde, thurglï grace of hym seluene,
And the precyous prayere of hys prys modyr, he rt a
for graee,
Sçhchle vs ffro schamesdede and synfulle werkes,
And gyffc vs grace fo gye, and gouerne vs here, 4
In this wrechyde werlde thorowe verrous lywynge,
That wemay kayre tri hys courte, the kyngdome of hevyne,
Whene oare saules schalleparte andsundyre ffrathe body,
Ewyre to belde and to byde in blyssewyth hyme seluene; 8
And wysse me fo werpe owte some worde at this tyme,
That nothyre voyde be ne vayne, bot wyrchip tille hyme n ¢o, oe, to
write somethig
selvyne, profitable.
Plesande and profitabill,' fo the popule that theme heres.
Je that liste bas to lytlï, or luffes for to here, 12 Yethat li to
bear of elder
Off elders of alde tyme and of theire awke dedys, ofold rime,
ttow they were lele in theire lawe, and louede God A1-
myghty,
tterkynes me heyndly and holdys ow styll, ,en fo  e
of the Round
And I salle telle ow a tale, that trewe es and nobylle, 15 able.
Off the ryealle rekys of the Rownnde Tale,
That cheïe ware of cheualrye and cheïtans nobyLle,
:Barbe ware in thire werkes and wyse rnene of armes,
Doughty in theire doyngs, and dredde ay schame, 20
iORTE .RTtl t" RI',. 1

These knightq
were noble, wise
and brave,

O. THE GREAT DEEDS OF ARTHUIL

Argyle, Orlney,
and the ilea»

lreland and $cot-
land,
Wales. Flander
and France,

had made tribu-
tary H,dland and
H ainault, Bur-
gundy and lira-
haut. Brittanv,
Gienne,
land and Greeee,
ho occupied
Bayonne and
Bordeaux, Tours
an4 Totflouse.
He was prince of
!'oictiers and
[|eaf 53, back]
Pro ence, of Va-
I,.nee and Vienne,
of Ergia
Aniana, of Na-
verne and Nor-
way and Noro
mandy.
Of Germany, of
Austra, and
many other
lands.
He conq.uered ail
Denmark with
his sword.
Then he dubbed
hia knights and
gave them lads.
Created kings
anointed.

Then reeted the
beroo and held the
Round Table.

,After aolac'., ng
himaelf in Bli-

Kynde mene and courtays, and couthe of courte thewes
IIow they whanne wyth were wyrchippis many,
Sloughe Lucyus the lythyre, that lorde was of P, ome,
And conqueryd that kyngryke thorowe craftys of armes
I{erkenes now hedyrwarde, ad herys this storye. 25
wene that thekyngeArthur byconquestehadc wonnyne
Caste[les and kyngdoms, and contreez many,
Ad he had couerede the coroune of the kyth ryche, °8
Of alle that Vter in erthe aught,, in his
Orgayle and Orkenay, and aile this owte-iles,
]relande vttir]y, as Occyane rynnys ;
Scaflylle Scottlande by skylle he 8kyftys as hym lyky,
And Vales of were he wane at hys wille, 33
]athe fflaundrez and ffraunce fre til hym seluyne ;
H«,laund and Henawde they helde of hyme bothen,
Burgo 3 ne and Brabane, and Bretayne the lesse, 36
Gyane and Gothelande, and Grece the ryche ;
Bayone and Burdeux he beldytt fulle faire,
Turoyne and Tholus with toutes fulle hye ;
Off Peyters and of Prouynce he was prynce holdyne, 40
Of Valence and Vyenne, off value so noble,
Of Eruge and Anyone, thos erledoms ryche ;
y conqueste fulle cruelle they knewe hym fore loale,
Of/auerne and orwaye, and ormaundye eke, 44
Of Almayne, of Estriche, and other ynowe ;
)anmarke he dryssede all¢ by drede of hym seluyne,
ffra Swynne vnto Swetherwyke, with his swerde  kene
Qwenne he thes dedeshad done, he doubbyd hys knyghtez,
T)yuysyde dowcherys and delte in dyuerse femmes ; 49
Iad of his cosyns kyngys ennoyntede,
In kyth there they couaitte crounes fo bere.
Whene ho thys  rewmes hade redyne and rewlyde the
popule, 52
Then rystede that rya]le and he]de lice Rounde Taby]]e
Suggeourns that sesone to solace hyme seluene,
In ]retayne the bradde% as h)qn beste lykes ;
! lS. swrede. * Or thes.

A MESSAGE COMES FROM ROME. 3

Sythyne wente in-to Wales with his wyes aile, 56 tain, he goe inlo
Sweys in-to Swaldye with h]s snelle houndes, to hunt th« bar[
with hiB Bwift
For to hunt af tlm barres in thas hye lanndes, ouads,
In Glamorgane with glee, thare gladchipe was euere, a.d in Glamorgan
rounds Caerleon
And thare a citee he serte, be assentte of his lordys, 60 un Vk.
That Caerlyone was callid, with curius walles,
On the riche reuare that rynnys so faire,
There he myghte semble his SOlde to see whenne hym
lykyde ;
Thane aftyre af Carlelele a Cristynmese he haldes, 64 ^t Caereo. b«

This ilke kyde conquerour, and helde hym for lordc,
Wytti dukez and dusperes of dyuers rewmes,
Erles and ercheucsqes, and otlter ynowe,
]yschopes and bchelers, and banerettes nobille, 68
That bowes fo his banere, buske whene hym lykys :
Bot on the Cristynmesdaye, whene they wereallesemblydc,
That comlyche conquerour conmaundez hym seluyne
TTtat ylke a lorde md,le lenge, and no lefe take, 72
To the rende day fully ware takyn to t£e ende.
Thus one ryalle araye he helde his 1Rounde Table,
Wit/ semblat «ml solace and selcouthe metcs ;
Vhas neuer syche ] noblay, in no manys tyme, 76
]ffad in mydwynter it tla 'este marelys !
ot on the newere daye, at tlte none euyne,
As the bolde af the borde was of brede seruyde,
So corne in sodanly a senatom" of ]ome, 80
Vytti sexte],e knyghtes in a soyte, sewande hym one.
He salued the souerayne a«d the sale aftyr,
Ilke a kynge aftyre kynge, and mad lais enelines ;
Ga)mour in hir degré he grette as hym lykyde, 84
And syne agayne fo tle gome he gaffe vp his nedys :
"Sir Lucius Iberb«s, the F.mpe«our of lome,
Saluz the as sugett, vndyre his sele ryche ;
It es credens, sir kynge, with cruelle wordez, 88
Trow if for no trufles, lais targe es fo schewe !
:Now in this newers daye with notaries sygne,
 swyclte struck out, and yce writen instcad.

hold8 high festi-
val at Chri,tmaSo
Ude with his Iorde
and bishups»

and bids none
depart from the
feat till ten days
are expired.

noble a fea«t
known.

]ut on New
Year's dav. as
the kniglàts were
feasting,
there eame in
suddenly a Sena-
for of llme.
[leaf 54]
attended by six-
ten knighlB.
He salutes King
Arthur and his
knight,
and Guinevere
the Queen.

Then. in the
naine of Sir Lu-
cius Iberiue, the
Emperor of
Borne,

4 TIIE EMPEROR DEMANDS TRIBUTE.

tirer to appear af
17me on Lammas
day,

o answer why
he occupies
lnds instead of
paying homae
to hir%

and how he date
rebel ;ainet

But if Arthur
wili hot corne,
the Emperor will
invade hie iand
and take
captive,

and destroy
wherever he may
fly.

The Rester of
that Arthur's fa-
ther œeaid tribute»
which was wn
by Julius Cœesar
and his gentle
knight.
Then did Kin
Arthur lock with
ferociotts glance
on the Senator.

I make the somouns in sale to sue for thi landvs,
That on Lammesse daye thare be no lette ffoundene, 92
Th«t thow bee rcdy at Rome with aile thi Rounde Table,
Appere in his presens ,vit] thy price knyghtez,
At plTme of the daye, in payne of 3our 13wys,
In tl«e kydde Capytoile before tl«e kyng selvyne, 96
V(hene he and his senatours bez sette as them lykes,
To ansuere anely why thow ocupyes the lanndez,
That awe homage of alde tille hym and hLs eldyrs ;
XVhy thow bas red3me and ra)anede, and munsound tle
pople, 100
And kyllyde doune his cosyns, kyngys ennoynttyde ;
Thare sehalle thow gTffe rekkynyngc for aile thy ound
Table,
V'hy thow arte rebelle o Pome, and rentez theme
w)oEholdez !
ilt" thow theis somouns wythsytte, he sendes [hie thies
wordes, 104
Hê salle the seke ouer tl«e see wytll sextene kynges,
Bryne Bretayne the brade, and bryttyne thy knyghtys,
And brynge the bouxsomly as a beste ith brethe ''hare
hyrn lykes,
That thow ne schalle rowte ne D'ste vndyr the heuene
ry«he, 108
Thofe thow for reddom' of Rome D'ne fo the erthe !
flot if thow flee in-to Fraunce or ffreselannd owtler,
/7wu salle be fechede wit] force, and ouersette fore euer!
Thy fadyr mad fewtee, we fynde in oure rollez, 112
In the regestre of P, ome, who so ryghte lukez :
Vitb-owttyne more trouflynge the trebute we aske,
That Iuhus Cesar wane wytl3 lais ientille knyghttes !"
He kynge Llvschit one theberynewith his brode egl3n,,,
/7at fulle brymly for breth bD'nte as the gledys ;
Keste colours as kynge with crouelle lates, 118
Lnked as a lyonG and on his lyppe bytes !
The P, omaynes fi, r radnesse ruschte to the erthe,
flore ferdnesse of hys fice, as tl,cy fcy werc ;

TIIE ROMANS QUAIL BEFORE THE KING. 5

Cowchide as kenetcz be-fore thc kynge seluyne,
Bc-cause of his contcnaunce confusede theme semede !
Tl,ene couerd vp a knyghte, and criede ful lowde, 1 124
" Kynge corounede of kynd, curtays and noble, Thon ove ofthm
humbly etrea:a
Misdoo no messangere f,»r menske of thi sehtyne,
Sen we are in thy mafirede, and m,q'cy the besekes ;
We lenge with sir Lucius, that lorde es of Rome, 128
That es the meruelyousteste mane that on molde lengez ;
It es lefulle fille vs his likynge tille wyrche ;
Y(e eome at his eommaundment ; haue vs excusede."
Then earpys the eonquerour erewelle wordez, 132
" IIaa ! crauaunde knyghte ! a cowarde the semez !
thur upbraids
T/tare [is] some segge in this sale, and he ware sare him ae a coward.
greuede,
Thow durste noghte for s alle Lumberdye luke one hym
ones."
"Sir," sais the senatour, "so Crist mott me helpe, 136 vt
excuses him on
The voute of thi vesage bas woundyde vs alle ! th« ground that
Arthur's visage
Thow arte the lordlyeste lede that euer I one lukyde ; .« tib«
]3y lukynge, with-owttyne lesse, a lyone the semys !"
"Thow h me somonde," quod the kynge, "and said
what the lykes ; 140
flore sake of thy souaynge I suffre the the more 
Sen I eoroufide in kyth wytla erysnme enoyntede,
Vas neucr ercature to me that carpede so large !
]3ot I salle tak concelle at kynges enoyntede, 144 The King tells
him that he will
Off dukes and duspers and doctors noble, tke
his duke, doe-
Offe peres of the parlement, prelates and other, to,, e,
knightn æ
Off the rieheste renkys of the Rounde Table ;
Thus schalle I take aviscmente of valianV beryns, 148
Wyrke aft)oEe the wytte of my wyes knyghttes :
To warpe wordez in waste no wyrchipe it were,
h'e wilfully in this wretlie fo wrekene my seluene. 151
ffor4hi salle thow lenge herê, and lugge wytli thise lorde, ,hie te -
rt.4ne stay a week
 b:.¢he struck out, and lowde writlen instead.
 schewe struck out, and wy,'cbe written instead.
 MS. full¢.  Zikyd¢ struck out, and 19kes written instea,t.

to refesh hem-
elvee.

Sir Cayous is bid
to entertain the
lords,

and tbeir horse.

He ws hot to
ëare, but to
at them liber*
alIy.

Then were they
quick ly harboured
 ithin the high
wsJ.
In chambers
with chimn¢ye
they ehanged
their weed.

_rhe Senator sat
st the King'e
table, and was
sem-ed like him-
elf,

for ths Romans
are of tbe most
ro}al blood on

]oare'-heads
there were esrved
upon eilver
umeroUS gadyo
dressed attend-
Venisan, fatted
and wId, with
choice birds»

laeocks and plo-
aïPou golden

great swans in
silver chargere

This seuenyghte in solace, to suggourne 3our horses,
To see whatte lyfe that wee leede in thees lawe lanndes."
flot by the realtee of Rome, that recheste was euere,
Hecomande sir Cayou«, "take kepe to thoos lordez, 156
To styghtylle tba steD'ne mene as thcire statte askys,
That they bee herberde in baste in thoos heghe chambres,
Sythine sittandly in sale seruyde ther-aftyr ;
That they fynd ha fawte of rude to thiere horsez, 160
'owthire weyne, ne waxe, ne welthe in this ehe ;
Spare for no spycerye, bot spende what the lykys,
That there be largesce one lofte, and no lake foundene;
If thou my wyrchipe wayte, wy, be my h'(,uthe, 164
T/lOU salle hane gersoms fulle grett, that gayne salle the
euere !"
;'ow er they herberde in hey, and in oste hohlene,
± Hastyly wythhendemene with-intheesheghe wallez;
In chambyrs with chympnes theychaungene theire wedcz,
And sythyne the chauncelere theme fe¢chede with che-
ualrye  noble. 169
Sone the senatour was sert, as hyme wele semyde,
At the kyngez ownne borde; twa knyghtes hym se»ede,
Singulere sothely, as Arthure hym seluyne, 172
Richely on the ryghte hannde at the Iounde Table ;
Be resoune t?at the t,omaynes whare so D'che holdene,
As of the realeste blode th«t reynede in erthe. 175
There corne in at th e fyrste course, be-for t e kyn ge selue ne,
Bareheuedys that ware bryghte, burnystc with syluer,
Alle with taghte mene and towne in togers fulle ryche,
Of saunke realle in suyte, sexty at ones ;
fltesc]5 fluriste of fermysone with frumentee noble, 180
Ther-to wylde to wale, and wlyche bryddes, 
Pacokes and plouers in platers of golde,
lygges of porke despyne, that pasturede neuer ;
Sythene herons in hedoye, hyled fulle faie ;
Grett swannes fulle swythe in silueD-ne chargeours,
 IS. clwlualrye.
 /,rede. strurk out. and bryd written instcad.

THE DISHES .A.D DRINKS. 

Tartes of Turky, faste whame tlleme lykys ;
Gumbaldes graythely, fulle graçious to taste ;
Seyne bowes of wylde bores wlth tle bratme lechyde,
Bcrnakes and botures in baterde dysches, 189
/7areby braunchers in brede, bettyr was neuer,
With brestez of barowes, th«t bryghte ware to schewe ;
Seyne corne tler sewes sere, with solace ther-aftef, 192
Ownde of azure alle ouer and ardant them semyde,
Of ilke a leche the lowe lauschide fulle hye,
Tl«t alle ledes myghte lyke th«t lukyde theme apone ;
Thane cranes and curlues craftyly rosted, 196
Connygez in cretoyne colourede fulle faire,
ffesauntez enflureschit in flammande siluer,
With dariclles endordide, and daynteez ynewe ;
Thane clarett and Creette, clergyally rennene, 200
Wit] condethes fulle curious alle of clene siluyre ;
Osay a[n]d algarde, and otler ynewe,
Rynisc] wyne and Rochelle, richere was nCuer ;
Vernage of Venyce vertuouse and Crete ; 204
In faucetez of fyne golde, f, Jnode who so lykes ;
The kyngez cope-borde was closed in siluer,
In grete goblettez ouergylte glorious of hewe ;
There was a cheeffe buttlere, a cheualere noble, 208
Sir Cayous the curtaise, th«t of the cowpe seruede ;
Sexty cowpes of suyte fore tle kyng seluyne,
Crafty ad curious, COlene fulle faire,
In euer-flk a party pyghte with precyous stones, 212
That nane enpoysone sulde goo preuely tle:-vndyre,
Bot the bryght golde for brethe sulde briste al to peces,
Or ells te venyme sulde voyde thurghe vertue of the
stones;
Ad the conquerour hymseluene, so clenly arayede, 216
In colours of clene golde cleede, wytti his knyghttys,
Driid with his dyademe one his deesse ryche,

tarts of turkey,

haros and brawn
in slices,
eese and
ustal'ds.

then cranes and
curlews crafti]y
roasted»

pheasants upon
flahing si]ver,
« dariels" and
manv othr
dainties.
Wine caused te
[leaf 55, bact ]
run skilfully in
si]ver conduits.

Rare 8orts served
in cups of fine
gold.

The King's cup-
bard was glori-
eus with plate.

The chief butler
was 8ir Cayous»

who served the
wine in goblets
decked with pre-
cious stones»
which hinder the
deadly effects of
poison.

."thur was clad
in cloth of gold
with his crown

on ; the doughti.
flore he was demyde tl e doughtyeste tlt duellyde in effile. t kght tht
dwelt ou eartho
Thane the conquerour kndly carpede fo those lordes,   
wEda
Rehetede the lomaynes witl realle seche, o1
.- to those Iords.

ARTHUR HOLDS A COUNCIL.

Sir," aays the
Senator, "Rome
itselE tan show
nothing equal to
this luxo/iou$
feast."

Then they wash-
ed and withdrew
to thc chamber.

Sir Gawain lels
Guinevere.

Spiced drinks
were erved to
II.

Certain lords
were asigned to
attend upon the
Senator.

Arthur goes to
council in the
Giant'e tower,

with his lords i"
justices,judges,
and ge,crie
knights.
First epeake Sir
Cador of Corn-
walL

The letters of Sir
Lucius. he sys.
lighten h heart.

They had too long
lived, a lire of
ingloriots peaee.

"Sirs, bez knyghtly of contenaunce, ««d comfurthes
our seluyne,
We knowe noghte in this coutré of curious ruerez ;
In thees barayne landez, bredes none otler, 224
ffore-thy wythowttyne feynynge, enforce 3ow the  more
To feede ow with syche feble as e be-fore fynde."
"Sir," sais the senatouf, "so Criste motte me helpe !
There D-mede neuer syche realtee wt]-in Rome walles!
There ne es prelatte, ne pape, ne prynce in t£is erthe,
That he ne  myghte be wcle payedeof t]ees pryce metes !"
ftyre theyre weltie they wesche ad went vn-to
chambyre,
T/ris ilke kydde conquerour with knyghtes yneve; 232
Sir Gaywayne tle worthye Dame Waynour he ledys ;
Sir Owghtrcth on t/te toilier syde, of Turry was lorde.
Thane spyces vn-sparyly thay spendyde there-aftyre,
]laluesye and muskadelle, thase meruelyous drynkes,
Raykede fulle rathely in rossete cowpes, 237
Tille alle the riche on rawe, Romaynes a,d orner.
Bot the soueraingne sothely, for solauce of hym seluene,
Assi»gnyde to the senator eertaygne lodes,
To lcde to his leueré, whene he leue askes, 241
Vith myrthe and with melodye of mmstralsy noble.
Thane the conquerour to concelle cayres there-aïtyre,
Vyth lordes of his lygeunce that to hym sclfe lanoEs;
To the geauntes toure iolily he wendes, 245
Vyth justicez and ifigge, and gentille knyghtes.
Sir Cador of Cornewayle to the kynge carppes,
Lughe one hyme lufity with lykande lates, 248
"I thanke Goe f that thraa tat vs thus thretys !
ow moste be traylede, I trowe, bot ife e trett bettyre :
Te lettres of sr Lucius lyghttys myne herte !
We hafe as losels liffyde many longe daye, 252
Yytti delyttes in this lande with lordchipez many,
And forelytenede the loos tat we are layttede :
I was abaischite, be oure Lorde, of oure beste bernes,
 31S. te 3ow. z MS. ne ha

THE KISGçS SPEECH.

flore gret duIe of dcffuse of dedez of armes ! 256
Now wakkenyse t/te were w wyrchipide be Cryste ! H« rejoi t
• retun agin t
And we salle wynne it ag[a]yne be wyghtnesse and
strenghe !"
"Sir Cadour," q«wd tle kynge, " thy concelle es noble, he ki,g
Sir Ctdor for his
Bot tlou arte a meruailous marie w/fit thi mery wordez ] Ild worda,
ttbr thow countez no caas, ne castes no forthire, 261 epoken fr*m hic
heart without
B,,t hurles furthe appone heuede, as thi herte thynkes ; thought or care.
I moste'trette of a trcw towchande tldse nedes,
Talke of thies tythdands tl«t tenes mync herte ; 264
grieved at theoe
Tlmu secs t£at the emperour es angerde a lyttille ; tiding.
Yt semes be his sandismene that he es sore greuede ;
His senatour has sommonde  me, and said what hym
lykyde,
tIethhly iii my halle, wytIi heyn]ous wordes, 268 He has been ino
sulted in his own
hall by heinous
In speche disspyszede me, and sparede me lyttille ; words,
I myght noghtc speke for spytte, so lny herte tD'mblyde ! aa insolently
Bummoned go
]Ie askyde me tyrauntly tribute of Rome, py tribute
the Emperor of
That tenefully tynt was in tyme of re}me eldrs ; 272 Rome,
Thcre alyenes, in abscnce of aile mene of armes,
Couerde it of commons, as cronicles telles ;
I haue title to take tribute of Rome, of wlom h« ought
rther fo
Myne ancestres ware emperours, end aughte it t£eme tribute.
seluene, 276
I;elyne and Bremyna, and Bawdcwyne the thyrde,
They ocupyede t/te empyre aughte score wynnttyrs, His ancestors
cupied the Em-
]lkane ayere aftyre other, as awlde mene telles ; pire of Rome
eight score
The eouerde Hte Capitofle, and keste dou De walles ;
Hyngede of theire heddys-mene by hufidrethes af ones ;
Seyne Constantyne, out kynsmane, conquerid it aftyre,
Constantine,
T/at ayere was of Ynglande, and emperour of Rome,
dued
He that conquerid the crosse be craftez of armes, 284 he who gained
by enquest the
That Cri.ste was on crucifiede, tlat kyng es of heuene ; truc Crues.
Thus hafe we euydens to aske the emperour the saine,
That tlms regnez af Rome, whate ryghte that he
claymes."
 Or somoule.

10 ttE SPEECHF OF ARTHUR'S KNIGHTS.

Then artwered
King Aungers
and said that Ar-
thur ought te be
supreme over ail
kinBm.
[leaf 56» back]

The Rornsns had
done man" evil
deeds in Scot-
land,

for which he
would bave re-
xenge.

He promises te
bring 50,1J0 men
te aid Arthur.

The king of
little Britain
would bave Af.
thur return a
tierce answer.

He fearœe the Po-
man ',o whit.

He promises to
I0ring So,ooo
knights within a
month.

/tan answarde kyng Aungers te Arthure hym seluyne,
"Thow aughte te be ouerlynge ouer alle other
kyngcs, 2,9
flore wyseste, and worthyeste, and wyghteste of hanndes,
The knyghtlyeste of counsail¢ that euer corone bare ;
I date say¢ fore Scottlande, that we theme schathe
lympyde, 29 "2
Whene the Romaynes regned¢, thay raunsoun,le oure
eldyrs,
And rade in theire ryotte, and rauyschett oure wyfcs,
With-ooEtyne resone or ryghe refte vs oure gudes ;
And I salle make myne avowe deuotly te Criste, 296
And te tle haly vernacl¢, vertuus and noble,
Of this grett v¢lany I salle be vengede ones
On one venemus roche, wytlï valiant knyghtes !
I salle the forthire of defence fosterde ynewe, 300
ffffty thowsande tuerie, wyti-in tWo eldes,
Of my wage for te vende, whare se the lykes,
Te fyghte wyti thy ffaa tuerie, that vs unfaire ledcs."
hane the burelyche beryne of ]retayne tlte lyttylle
Cunsayles sir Arthure, and of hyme besekys 305
Te ansuere the alyenes wytli austerene wordcs,
Te entyce the empereur te take ouere the mounttes.
He said, "I make myne avove v¢rreilly te Cryse, 308
And te the haly vernacle, that voirie schaLle I neuere,
fier radnesse of ha omayne that regnes in ertie ;
13et ay be r¢dye in araye, and af areste ffotmdene,
N'o more dowtte th¢ dynte of theire derfe wapyns, 312
Tan the dewethat es dannke, whene that it doune ffaLles 
e no more schoune  fore the swape of theire scharpe
su¢rddes,
Then fore the faireste flotr thatt on the fold¢ growes!
I salle te batelle the brynge, of brenyede knyghtes 316
Thyrtty thosannde be tale, thryftye in armes,
Wytti-in a monethe daye in-te whatte marche,
That thow wylle sothelye assygne, whene thyselfe lykcs."
I Or schone.

ARTHUR Vt)WS VE.'YGEA2CE AGAINST ROME.

"A  A v" sais the Valsctie kyage, "wirchipid be Criste! ,r,-
• " claimB Ah ! ah !
low schalle we wreke fulle wele the wrethe of oure Now,U
bave revenge.
elders ! 321
In West Walys i-wysse syche wonndyrs thay wroghte,
Tiret alle for wandrethe may wepe, that one tat wero
thynkes.
I salle haue the avanttwarde wytterly my seluene, 324
Tylle that I hauo venquiste the Vicounto of l'ome, He
flght at the head
T/rot wroghte me at Viterbe a velanye ones, ofhis army till
he had revenged
As I paste in pylgremage by the 1)ounte Tremble; 327 hineelfonthe
Viecount of ltom®
Ho was in Tuskayne th at type, and tuke of oure knyghttes, oncef°r a wroughtViilany ho
Areste theme varyghttwyslye, and ratmsoufide thame 
aftyre ;
I salle hym surelyeensure, that saghetylle salle we neuer,
Are we sadlye assemble by oure sellerie ones,
And dele dynttys of dethe with oure derfe wapyns ! 332
And I salle wagge to that were of wyrchipfulle knyghtes, n od
two thouanA
Of Wyghte and of Walschelande, and of the Weste
knighte.
Marches,
Twa thosande in tale, horsede one stedys, ['leaf 57]
Of the wyghteste wyes in alle one weste landys !" 336
yre Ewane fytz Vryeuec  thane egerly fraynez, ,e
wayne and aaid
 Was cosyne to the conquerour, corageous hymselfene, that the would
al[ follow
"Sir, and we wysto jour wylle, we walde wirke the'- eommand81a«ly.
aftyre ; 339
]if this journoe su!de halde, or be ajournede forthyre,
To ryde one ]one Romaynes and ryott theire landez,
We walde schape vs there-fore to schippe whene
lyky"
"Cosyne," quod the eonquerour, "kyndly thou asches ; an eaid Aro
]ife my eoncelle accorde to conquere ]one landez, 344
Iy the kalendez of Iuny we challe encountre nes, ,, we
ready bv the
Wyth fulle creuelle knyghtez, so Cryste mot me helpe !
There-to make I myne avowe devottly to Cryste,
And fo the holy vevnacle, vertuous and noble, 348
I salle at Lammesse take leue, to lenge at my large and at Lamma,
wiil enjoy our-
 zead Vrvence.

12 81R L.,'CELOT REJOICF..fl AT TIIE W.kR.

aelve in Lorraine
or Lomlu'dy,

• ojourn six
'eeks in the
Vale of Viterbo.

aend rider te
Rome and lay
there a siege,
t3nless they offer

Then Sir Ewayne
vowe vengeance
against the
peror of lteme
for ooeupving &r-
thur's hectare»

and promises
fr teeds.

Then Lance|or
declare his satia-
faction al; the
Waff.

He is ready te
jou.t ¢ith the
Emperor him-

['leaf 57, back]
and te carry the
war into Re.

In Lomyne or Lumberdye, whethire me leue thynkys ;
Merke vn-to Meloyne, and myne doune tle wal]ez,
Barbe of Petyrsande, and of Pys, and of the l'ounte
Tremble, 352
In tire Vale of Viterbe vetaile my knyghttes,
Suggourne there sex wokes ami solace my selfcne
Send prekers to tl«e price toune, and plaunte there my
segge,
Bot if t/ay profre me tle pece be processe of tyme." 356
"Certys," sais sir Ewayne, "and I avowe aftyre,
And I t]mt hathelle may see eu«r wit myne
That ocupies thine heritage, te empyere of Iome,
I salie atmtyre me anes hys egle to touche, 360
]7at borne es in his banere of brighte golde ryche,
And raas it frome his riche mene, and ryfe it in sondyre,
Bot he
I salle enforsse owe in the felde with ïresche mene of
armes, 36
ffyfty thosande folke apone faire stedys,
On thi ffoo mene to foode, thvre the faire thynkes,
n ffmtmce or in ffriselande, feghte whene t]e lykes
" By oure Lorde," qwd sic Latmcelott, "now lyghttys
myae herte ! 368
I loue Gode of t]is loue  rais lordes bas avowede !
Kowe may lesse mene haue leue fo say whatt theme lykes,
And hafe no lettyfig be lawe, bot lyst)mnys t]dse wordcz;
I salle be at journee witb gentille knyghtes, 372
On a jamby stede fulle jolyly graythidê,
Or any journee be-gane fo juste with hym selfene,
Emange alle his geauntez genyuers and otlwr,
Stryke hym styffiye fro his stede, wit/ strenghe of myne
handys, 376
flot alle
Be my retenu arayede, I rekke bott a lyttille
To make rowtte in-fo Rome, wit ryotous knyghtes !
Viti-in a seuenyghte daye, with sex score helmes, 380
t Orer]tas,

ARTHUR PRAISES lllS KNIGHTS. ]3

I salle be seene on the see, saile whene tle lykes."
hane laughes s'r Lottez, and alle one lowde meles,
"Me likez t/rot sii Luci langes aftyre sorowe ;
ow he wylnez te were, hys wanedrettie begynnys, 384
It es owre weredes to wreke the wrethe of oure elders !
I make myne a-vowe to Gode, and to tire ho]y vernacle,
.And I may se tlm Iomaynes, tat are so ryche haldene, a.d
the rich Iomans
.Arayede in teire riotes on a fou°de felde, 358 in their lmmp.
I salle af the reuerence of t]e ]ounde Table
]yde thrughte aile tle rowtte, rerewarde ad otler, that he maytmt
his way through
them and
edy wayes to make, and renkkes fulle rowme, their blood.
lynnande on rode blode, as my stede ruschez ! 392
IIe tat folowes my fare, and fyrste commes aftyre,
Salle fynde in my fare-waye manye ffay leuyde !"
Thane tleconqucro«r kyndlycomforthes teseknyghtes,
Alowes tlaime gretly theire lordly a-vowes,-- 396
p'aises his
"Alweldande Gode wyrchipe ow alle 
• holding hi
.And latte me neuere wanntte ow, ,hylls I in werlde honour.
regne ;
]Iy mcnske and my manhede le mayntene in erthe,
Myrte honour alle vtterly in otler kyngys landes ; 400
My wcle and my wyrchipe, of alle this werhle ryche,
le hauc knyghtly conqueryde, tlmt to my coroune lauges;
] Iyln tharc be ferdc for no faees, that swylke a folke ledes,
]l,»t euer ffresche for to fyghte, in fehlewhcne hym lykes.
I aconnte no kynge tltat vndyr Criste lyffes, 405
V'hilles I see o'e alle sou°de, I sette be no more."
-}whene they tristily had tretyd, tlmy tru»ppedc vp
_v aftyre,
Descendyd doune with a daunce of dukes and erles ; 408
Titane t]ey scmblede fo sale, and sowpped als swythe,
Alle t]is semly serte, wytti semblante fulle noble.
feasted tn Ihe
Thene the roy realle rehetes thes knyghttys,
Vytti reuerence and ryotte of alle his lounde Table 412
Tille seuen dayes was gone : tle senato«r askes
Answere fo tle empcror witl austeryne wordez.
Aftyre tle Epiphanye, whene tbe purpos was takyne

[ir Lotlez laughs
for joy,

lusic and
daneinz succeed,

After eeve° days
the Senator
mands his answer
for Ibe Emperor.

While they re-
tnait true to hir
he fears no king
on earth.
Then the Cvuucil
break up.

]- AI'tTHUR'8 £.NSWIR TO THE EMPEItOR.

Of peris of the parlement, prelates and ofher. 416
The kyng in  conceIle, cursive and noblee,
Vtters tire alienes, and ansuers hyme seluene
, ^h,r hid " Gret wele Lucius, thi lorde, and layne noghte
him greet Luciua
and tell him that
he shall quickly
• ee ldm in hi
country ;

that he will hold
his Round Table
bv the river

[lef SS]

and mine down
the w'alls of

ravage Tuany
with Iris knights,

he will be found
in France on the
tiret of February,

and before ses-en
winters are gone
besiege Rome»

and many a sen-
ator shal/rue his
wrath.

may depart as
pleases.

He must travel
to Sandwich in
eeven da£$

wordes ;
Ire thow be lygmane 1 lele, late h}ane wiet 8one 420
I salle at Lammese take leue, and loge af my large
In delitte in his lanndez, wyth lordes ynewe,
Pene in my realtee, and ryste whene me lykes,
By the reyuere of Reone halde my Rounde Table, 424
ffannge the fermes in faithe  of aile ta faire rewmes,
ffor aile the manace of hys myghte, and mawgree
eghne !
And merke sythene ouer the mounttez in-to his mayne
londez, 427
To Meloyne the meruaylous, and myne doune the walles;
In Lorrayne ne in Lumberdye lefe schalle I nowthire
'okyne lede appone liffe, tlat tbare his lawes emes ;
And t«rne in-to Tuschayne, whene me tyme thynkys,
yde aile/as rowme landes wyth ryotous knyghttes ;
Byde hy[m] make reoehewes foremenskeofhaneseluene,
And mette me fore his manhede in tase mayne landes
I salle be foundyne in Fraunce, fraiste whene hym lykes,
The fyrste daye of Feuer3ere, in thas faire marches ! 436
Are I be fechyde oEti force, or forfette my landes,
Te flour 6f his faire îolke fulle fay salle be lcuyde !
I salle hym sekyrly ensure, vndyre my seele che,
To seege tire cetee of Rome wyth-in seuene wyntyre, 440
And that so sekerly ensege apone sere halles,
That many a senatour salle syghe for sake of me one !
3Iy sommons er certifiede and tmw arte fulle seruyde
Of cufidit and credense, kayre where the lykes : 444
I salle thi jouraye engyste, enjoyne theme my seluene,
ffro this place to the porte, there tlwu salle passe ouer;
Seuene dayes to Sandewyche, I serte at the large,
Sexty myle on a daye, te comme es bott lyttille! 448
 Or leygmanc.  Or fa'.'.he.

I)ISMISSAL OF THE MESSEGERS. .

Thowe moste spede af the spurs, and st)are noghte thi fole,
Thow weyndez by Watlyng-strette, and byno waye elles : oing by Wt-
ling-treet
Thare thow nyghttes one nyghte, nedez moste thou lenge, stopng at night
wherever he may
r,e it foreste or felde, found thou no forthire ; 452
tying his hors
t a bush by file
]',ynde thy blonke by a buske wit thy brydille euene, bridle.
Lugge tli selle vndyre lynde, as tl«e leefe thynkes,
There awes none alyenes to ayere appon nyghttys,
With syche a rebawdous rowtte to ryot thy seluene. 456
Thy lycence es lemete in presence of lordys,
]e now lathe or lette, ryghte as the thynkes,
]:or bothe thi lyffe and thi lyme lygges ther-appone,
Thofe sir Lucius had laide the lordchipe of R«me ; 460
ifor be t]«ow foundene a lute wit/-owte lice flode merkes, aaer
of the eighth day
Aftyr the aughtende day, xvhene vndroune es rungene, »e is round in tha
COuntry, he ahall
Thou salle be heucdede in hye, and with horsse drawene, be haned up for
dog t gnaw.
And seyne heyly be hangede, houndes to gnawene ! 46
The rente ne rede go]de, tl«at vn-to Rome langes,
Salle noghte redily, renke, raunsone thyne one !" .
"Sir," sais the senatour, " so Crist mot me heli,e ! Then the Senator.
deeiares that if "
]Iight I with wirchipe wyne awaye ones, 468 he could only get
I sulde neuer fore emperour, tlat on erthe lenges, ' he would never
again go on such
Efte vnto Arthure ayere one syche nedys ; n errand.
]ot I ara sengilly here, with sex sure of knyghtes ;
I be-seke ow, sir, that we may sounde passe : 472 He vrays tbat
retinue ma- be
If any vnlawefulle lede Jette vs by te waye, protected on their
IVith-in thy lycence, lorde, thy loosse es enpeyrede."
"Care noghte," quod the kynge, "thy cound)u es
knawene
ffro Carlelele to the coste, there thy cogge lengges ; 476 Tn Xn t«ll
him that ifhis
Thoghe thy cofers ware fulle, cramede w/th tyluer, coffe were
Thow myghte be sekyre of my sele sexty myle forthire."
be 8afè with hi8
They eclined to the kynge, and coingWthay akede,
Cayers owtt of Carelele, eatchez one theire horsez ; 480
Sir Cadore the curtayes kende theme the wayes,
To Catrike theme eunvayede, and fo Crist theme
bckennyde.
Then the Romans
So they spede af tle Sloures , tley sprangene/eire horses» deprt 'aP.h

IG TIIE EIBASSY RETUItNS TO IOLE.

a1d never test till
they reach F;a1d-
wich by the Urne
prescribed.

They cross tbe
sea to Flanders

and over Mount
• qt Gothard into
Lombardy,

through Tuseany
to RotCo

who asks eagerly
for Artllur's an-
œwer, and on wbat
grnuod he reœieta
the power of

Ityres/heme hakenayes hastyly there-afyre ; 484
So fore reddour they retiens, and risted theme neuer,
Bot ]if they luggede vndire lynd, whills theme lyghte
ïailede ;
]3or euere the enatour ïor-othe soghte af the gayneste.
]3y the euende day was gone the cetee thai rechide ; 488
Of aile the glee vndire Gode o glade ware they neuere,
Az of the sounde of the ses and Sandwyche belles !
Vythowttyne more townntynge they sehippide theire
horsez
Very to he wane see they went aile art ones ; 492
Vith the mene of the wal/e they weyde vp theire ankyrs,
And fleede at lice fore i]ude, in Flaundrez lhey rowede,
And thorughe Flaundres they founde, a lherne faire
thoghte, 
Tiile Akyne in Ahnayne, in Arthur landes ; 496
Gosse by the l[ount Goddarde fulle gTeuous wayes,
And so in-to Lumberddye, lykande to schewe ;
They turne thurghe Tuskayne, with towres îulle heghe,
In pSs appaireiles thetne in precious wedez ; 500
The Sonondaye in suters thay suggourne theire horsez,
And sekes the Seyntez of Rome, be assente of knyghtes ;
Sythyne prekes to the pales with portes so ryche,
Thare sir Lucius lenges with lordes enowe ; 504
Lowttes fo hym lut]y, and let/res h:an bedes
Of credence enclosyde, with knyght/yche wordez.
Thene the emperour was egree, and enkerly fraynes,
The answere of Arthure he askes hyme sone, 508
]tow he arayes the rewme, «nd rewlys the pople ;
if he be rebelle fo Rome, whate ryghte that he claymes :
"Thow sulde his ceptre haue sesede, and syttyne aboune,
flore reuence and realtee of Rotne the noble : 512
]y sertes thow waz my sandes, and senatour of Rome,
tte sulde fore solempnitee hafe seruede the hym seluene.'*
m liZ'yde struck out, and tho#hte written instead by the saine
hand.

THE GREATYE3$ OF ARTHUR. l

"rihat wille he neuer for no waye 1 of aile this werhle
che, 515
Bot who may ne hym of wee, by wghtnee of
hande ;
3Iany fey lle be fyte appone the feldu leuyde,
Are he apure h t place, profre whene the likes.
I saye the, sb the es the eye fore euer, 519
tha the Empio
d etes  bee ouerlynge of te empe of omc,
That ae s ancestres aughte, bot Vtere h scffe.
hy nedes tins newe eoe, I notifiede my selfene,
c-foret«t obleofname and neyesomeof kynges ;2 m tb th« ,-
pvror how he
In the moste ale place of the Eode Table, 524  delivered his
I somode he solempylye, one-sene  knyghtez;
never so igh
ened ce h¢ wa
Se  w foyde h faythe o feue was I neuere, .
In ae the phcez ter I psee of pDcez h ethe [
I woldc fore-sake ae my suyte of oeou of ome,
Or I efte fo that soueraye whare sente onesuyche n ees !
e y  chosyne chea}e, cheefe of ae other, 530 h i wohy
fo
Bathe  chauncez of ames and cheuallrye noble, « hic wism
aad vour.
ffor whyeseste, and wohyeste, and wyghteste of nndez:
Of ae thc wy thate I watte  tus wcrlde D'che,
The yghtlyeste creatoure in Cristdome haldene,
fmous knight in
Of kynge or of conquerour, croede in ehe, ChtenaÇm.
Of cotenaunce, of corage, of creweHe lates, 536
The coyte of yghhode that d)oEe Cryste les 
He maye be spokene  dyspens, despysere of syluere,
That no more of golde g thane of gret ston, thing,
o more of wyne thane of watt, that of the wee ryys,
th water.
Se of welthe of this werlde bot w)cpe aone. 541
Syche connaunce w neuer owene in no kythe ryche,
 w with that connquerour  s eo haldene ;
I countede at ts Cstynmse, of kgez enottede, r k,,z, a..int-
ed fet at
Hole tene af s table, that te with he seffene ;
He e weaye i-e, be ware ]ff the lyk, 546
Wage many wyghtemene, and wache thy marches,
  e.  Substituted for knyght.
MORTE ARTHURE. 2

] LUCIUS PREPARES FOR THE WAR.

there of zealouz
Frepu'ation»

and that soldier
should be dis-
patched to
mo forth-
with.

A watch-towcr
shall be reared on
llount St. Goth-
ard, with a beacon
ready fo light

t demand aid of
ail the kinga and
Quickl.v te.v 1
corne, for f of

That they be redye in araye, and af areste foundyne;
flot 3ife he reche vn-to Rome, he raunsouns it for euere
I rede thow dresce the th er-fore, and drawe no lytte langere,
]3e sekyre of thi sowdeours, and sende to the mowntes
13e the quartere of this ]ere, and hym quarte stannde,
He wylle wyghtlye in a qwhyle one hia wayes hye." 553
"-.ee Estyre," sais the emperour, "l ettylle my selfene,
To hostaye in Almayne with armede knyghtrz
Sende freklye in-fo Fraunce, that flour es of rexanes,
ffande to fette that frêke, and forfette his landez ; 557
flot I salle sette kepers, fulle couaunde and noble,
3Iany geaunte of gêene, justers fulle gude,
To mete hym in the mountes, a»d martyre h 3 s knyghtes,
Stryke tême douneinstrates, and struye theme fore euere,
There salle appone Godarde a garette be rerede, 562
That sehalle be garnesehte and kepyde wit gude mene
of armes,
And a bekyn abouenn to brynne whene theme lykys,
That nane enraye with hoste salie entre the mou»tes
There schalle one 3Iounte ]3ernarde be beyldede ano/here,
]txschede witli banerettes and bachelers noble : 56]"
In at the portes of Pavye schalle n prynce passe,
Thurghe the perelous places, for my pris "knyghtes."
hane sir Lucius lordlyche lettres he sendys
Onone in4o tle Oryente, witli austeryne knyghtez,
Tille Ambyganye and Orcage, and Alysaundyre eke, 572
To Iade and fo Ermonye, as Ewfrates rynnys,
To Asye, and to Affrike, and Ewrope the large,
To Irritayne, and Elamet, and alle thase owte ilez ;
To Arraby and Egipt, tille cales and other, 576
That any erthe ocupyes in tàase este marches
Of Damaske and Damyat, and dukes and erles ;
flot drede of his daungere they dresside tleme sone ;
Of Crete and of Capados the honourable k}mgys 580
Corne at his commandmente, clenly at ones ;
To Tartary and Turky, whene tythynngez es comene,
They trne in by Thcbay, emunez fulle hugge,

T|IE ROMAN ARMY SETS FORTII. 19

The flotar of fhe faire îolke, of Amazonnes landes ; 581
.Aile thate ffaillez on the felde be forfette fore euere ! ^l that rail arc
te forfeit their
Of Babyloyne and Baldake the burlyche knyghtes, ".
Iayous with theire baronage bydez no langere ;
Of Perce, and of Pamphi]e, and Preter Iohne landes, 588
Iche prynce with his powere appertlyche graythede ;
The Sowdane of Surrye assemblez his knyghtes,
fifa Nylus te Nazarethe, nommers fulle huge ;
Te Garyere and te Galelé they gedyre alle af ones ; 592
The Sowdanes that ware sekyre sowdeours te lome, F-om
they ce,me sailing
Thc y gad yrede ouerc the G rekkes See w ith greuous wap yns,
Sea in their
In thcire grete galays, wytli gleterande scheldez ; Y
armed for war,
The kynge of Cyprys one lhe see tte Sowdane habydcs,
With alle the realles of Roodes, arayede with hyme one ;
They sailede with a syde wynde oure the salte strandez :
Soanly tle Sarezenes, as theme selle lykede,
Cmftyly at Cornett t]m kynges are aryefede, 600 and nssembled at
Coreto, sity
ffra the cetWof Reine sexti myle large, me, from Reine.
Bc that the Grekes warc a3oEhede , a fulle gret nombyre, Tere
Greeks a vaut
The rnyghtyeste of Macedone, w/th mene of a marches, n,m-, d
of Ira|y, with
Pu[le and Pruyslande prcsses with o[her, 604: scen
many lands.
The lcge-mene of Lettow with legyons ynewe :
Thus they semble in sortes, summes îulle huge,
Sowdanes and Sarezenes owt of sere landes,
The Sowdane of Surry and sextene kynges, 608 "
At the cetee of Reine assemblede at ones.
hane yschewes the emperor armede at ghtys, Then goes forth
the emperor with
Arayede with his Romaynes appone ryche stedys ; hia knights»
Scxty geauntes be-fore, engenderide with fcndez, 612 ««a
sixty giant.
Witlî weches and warlaws te wacchene his tentys, wt«, d -.
locks watch his
Ay-ware whare he wendes, vyntrez and 3eres.
Iyghte no blonkes theme bere, thos bustooE churlles,
No herse might
Bot couerde came[lcz of tourse, enclosyde in maylez ;
They ride upon
tic ayerez oute with alyenez, estes fulle huge, 617 eamels heariagtowers.
:Ewyne in-te Almayne, tlat Arthure hade wonnyne ;
Rydes in by the ryuere, and ryottez hyme seluene, e
marches into
And ayercz w/tT a huge 3"]le alle thas hye landez; 620

2O

thur commanda
his knights to
gather tbeir
forc, and tobe
ready to meet
him.

The fleet assem-
bles a*. Saadwich,

He ho]ds a par-
iimnent at York,

and appoint as
vieerov Sir ,Mr-
dred. Iris nephew.

He bids bim take
tare of Queen
Guinever»

and ofhis caêtle$
and forest.

AI'tTHUR GATHERS HLS FLEET
All Vestwale of werre he wynnys  hym lykes,
Drawe in by Danuby, and dubbez hys kyghtez ;
In the contré of Colome x castelles enseggez, 623
And suggeournez t}at sesone oE] Sarazenes ynewe.
tthe vtas of Hillary, S}OE Arthure hym seluene
Ia his kydde councelle cotmande the lordes,m
"Kayere to 3out cu«trez, and semble 3out knyghtes,
And kelys me ai Co«stantyne clenlyche arayede ; 628
]yddez me at Bareflete apone tha Llythe stremes,
aloey with-in borde with ovre ]este eryus
I schalle menskïu]]y owe rnetê lu thos faire xnarche."
]e sendez furthe sodaya]y sergeantes of armes, 632
To aile hys mariners on rawe, to areste hym schippys ;
Wyth-ia sextene dayes hys fleet whas
At Sandwyche on the see, saile whene Lyre lykes.
In the palez of 3urke a p«rlement he haltlez, 636
'ith aile the perez of the rewme, prelates and other ;
And aftyre the prechynge in presence of lordes,
Thc kyng la his concelle carpys t)es wordes,--
"I ara la purpos to passe perilous wayes, 640
To kaire with xny kene nene, to conquere one landes,
To owthye rnyne en, y, if auenture it schewe,
That ocupyes myae heritage, t)e empy of lome.
I sert ow here a soueraynge, ascente if owe Iykys,
That es me sybb, my systcr sone, Sir 31ordrede hym seluene,
Salle be
Of aile my lele lege-mene, t«t rny landez eraes."
]e carpes tille his cosyne thane,in counsaile hym seluen«,
"I make the kepare, sir knyghte, of kyno"ykes manye,
'ardayne wyrchipfulle, to weilde al my hndes,
That I haue wonaene of werre, in aile this werlde ryche ;
I wylle that Yaynour, my weife, in wyrchipe e holdene,
That hire wannte noo weIe, ne we]the tbat hire lykes
Luke my kydcle castells be clenlyche arrayede, 654
Thêre cho rnaye suggourne hire selïe, wytli sem]yche
berynes.
 O Coloine.

AND MAKE8 MORDIIED VlCEROY. -01

ffannde my fforestez be ffrythede, o frenchepe for euere,
That nane werreye my wylde, botte Waynourhir seluene, »« Çn
i aiJowed to htmt
And that in the sesone whene grees es assignyde, 658 i ts
That cho take hir solauce in certayne tymms.
Chauncelere and chambyrlcyne chaunge as the lykes,
Audytours and offycers ordayne thy seluene,-- 661 ! or, re
tobe completely
]athe jureez, and juggez, and justicez of landes, mand.Under Iris com-
Luke thow justyfye theme wele that injurye ,xyrkes :
If me be destaynede to dye at ]ï)ryghtyns wylle, 664
I charge the my sektor, cheffe of alle other,
lordred
To mynystre my mobles, fore mede of my saule, oaecutr.
To mendynantez  and mysese in myschefe fallene :
Take hcre my testament of tresore fulle huge, 668
As I trayste appone the, ]e-traye thowe me neuer .t m  mm
failhful to hic
As thow wille answere be-fore the austeryne jugge,
That aile gris werlde wynly wysse as hyme lykes,
Luke that my laste wylle be lelely perfou»'nede ! 672
Thow bas clcnly the cure that to my coroune ]angez,
C)f alle my werdez wele, and my weoEe eke ;
Luke thowe kcpe the so clere, there be no cause »ndene,
Whene I to contré corne, if Cryste wille if thole; 6î6
And thow haue grace gudly to gouerne thy seluene,
I salle coroune the, knyghte, kmg wlth my bandez." d pr,i
erow, him king
Than sir Modrede fulle myldly melcs hym seltene, he remain
-[- Knelyd fo the conquerour, and carpes thise wordez,
"I be-seke ow, sir, as my sybbe lorde, 681 wt »or«
cires tobe
That e wille for charyté cheese ow a-notler ;
flot ff e putte me in this plytte, owre poplees dyssauyde;
To presente a prynce astate my powere es symple. 684
Whene other of werre wysse are wyrchipide here-aftyre,
Thane may I for-sorbe ho cette bott at lyttille.
To passe in our presance my pur I os es takyne, a d
And alle my purueaunce apperte fore my pris knyghtez." go t t« ,.
"Thowe arte my neuewe fulle nere, my nurrree of olde, t x,h=,
him, as Iris nearo
That I haue chastyede and chosene, a childe of my tor,,,.to
dertake the
chambyre ; 690
ffi MS. mcndvnaantcz.

22

ARHUR KEfl LEAVE OF GUI-EYERE.

Theh Arthur
take leave of
his queen.

Guinever lamet
his deparlure

and would rather
die in his arms.

Dut Arthur bitls
ber hot fo griee»

and tclls her that
e bas marie MOto
dloed, a knight
of ber own» hia
deputy.

The king then
departs aslily
 ith hia kllights.

At Sandwich
the Ior¢ls and
their followers
asemble.

ffur the sybredyne of me, furc-sake noghte tlds offyce
That thow no wyrk my wille, thow watte wtatte  it
vaenes."
owe he ez hys leue, and lengez no langere, 693
At lordez, at lege-mee, that leues hymc by-hyndene.
And seyne that woyche wy went vn-to chamb3e,
flot to eomfurthe tle qwene, tlat in care lenges ; 696
Vaor wayy wepande hym ky8siz,
Talkez to hym OEnderly witl teres ynewe,
"I may wery fle e, thatt t werre mouede,
That waes me wchiI, pe of my wedde lorde ; 700
AHe my lykge of le oe of lande wendez,
d I  langour  lefte, ]eue e for eue !
Whyne yghte I, dere 1oEe, dye  our aes, 703
Are I this destanye of de sde drye Uy m3me one "
"Grefe the nogh, Gaour, fore Goddes lufe of hcwene,
e che nogh my gangnge, it salle to gude turne
Thy wondez and thy wepge woundez myrte herte,
I may noghtc wit of tl woo, for aile t/«is wcr]Je ryche
I haue ruade a kepaoe, a knyghte of thème awene, 709
Ouerlynge of Ynglande vnJ37e thy seluene,
A nd that es sir Mordde, th at th ow has mekyllc praysede,
Sae be thy dictor, my dere, to doo whatte the lykcs."
Thane he takes hys feue at ladys in chamy, 713
Kysside them kynyche, and to Criste be-ches ;
And then cho swounes fulle swhe, vhe[n] he hys
swerde aschede,
Twys  a swounyg, swelte  cho walde  71
He ped to  palfmy,  presance of loes,
Poekys of the palez wit his prys yghtcs,
Vyth a reaHe roe of t]e otmde Table ; 7]9
Sough to-warde ndche, cho sees hyme no more
Thare the ete wa gedede, wyt galyarde knyghs,
Gachit one the ene felde d aythelyche amyede;
Dues and dtseperez dattehely des,
Erl of ng]ande wit archers ewe : 74
 IS. watte watie.

ARTHUR' FLEET 8ET8 SAli,.

23

Schirreucs scharply schiftys the comouns,
Rewlys be-foro the ryche of the Rounde Table,
Assingnez ilke a contree to certayne lordes, 727
In the southe one the see banke saile hene theme lykes.
Thane bargez theme buskez, and to the bannke rowes,
P, ryngez blonkez one bourde, and burlyche helmes ;
Tmssez in tristly traipyde stedes,
Tentez,  and othim toylcz, and targez ftflle ryche, 732
Cabancs, and clathe-sekkcs, and colorez fulle noble,
]Iukes, and haknays, and horsez of armez ;
Thus they stowe ine the stuffe of fulle steryne knyghtez.
Çwene alle was schyppede that scholde, they schounte
no lengere, 736
]ot ventelde theme tyte, as the tyde rynnez ;
Coggez and crayers tlmn crossez thaire mastez,
Af the commandment of the kynge, vacouerde at ones.
Vyghtly one the wale thay wye vp thaire ankers, 740
]y wytt of the watyre-mene of the wale ythez,
ffrekes one the forestayne fakenetheire coblez,
In floynes, and fercostez, and Flemesche schyppes,
Tytt saillez to the toppe, and turnez the lufe, 744
Standez apporte stere-bourde, sterynly Htay songene,
The pryce schippez of the portc prouene theire depnesse,
And fondez wyth fulle salle ower the fawe yflmez ;
IIolly ith-owttyne harme thay hale in bottes, 748
Schipe-mene schari»ly schotcne//taire portez,
Launchez lede apone lufe, lacchene ther depez,
Lukkes fo the lade-sterne, whene the lyghte raillez ;
Cv.stez coursez be crafte, whcne the clowde rysez, 752
With the nedylle and the stone one the nyghte tydez ;
flot drede of the derke nyghte thay drecchcde a lyttille,
And alle the steryne of the streme strekyne at onez.
The kynge was in a gret cogge, with knyghtez fiflle many,
In a cabane enclosede, clcnlyche arayede ; 757
Vith-in on a ryche bedde D'stys a littylle,
And wlth tho swoghe of the see in swefnynge ho relie.
t Or teittez.

tents, and other
things are
slnppod.

Then they haul
in the boats, ehut
the lrts, heure
the lead, look well
to the i'uiding
etar, and skil-
fully chape tbeir
eoure ith the
needle and the
etne.

Afler a little de-
lay on account of
darkness, they ail
ail at oce.

The king i in a
large eeel with
nlany knighte.

Resting himself
in hie cabin, he
l',dis tsleep,

 ARTHUR'S DREAM OF THE DRAGON AND BEAR.

and dreame of a
dreadful dragon.

[leaf61» bkJ

His head and
neck are blue ;
his shouldere co-
scies;
]is be||y and
 ings of variotm
huee;

his feet are
black, and out of
|ris Illouth CommeB

against the dra-
gon a tierce black
with hue paws
and perilous
claws,

mis-shapen lees,
and foaming iips.

He prepares to
fiht,
roaring and
raing for the

Then the dragon
fihting like a
f.'dcon with beak
and claws.

The bear bites
I:im with baleful
teeth, and causes
tle biood to flow.

He had killed the
dregon but ftu"

Hym d.remyd of a dragone, d.redfulle to be-holde, 7G0
Corne dryfande ouer the depe to drenschene hys pople,
Ewene walkande owte of the weste landez,
XVanderande vnworthyly ouere the wale ythez ;
Bothe his hede and hys hais ware halely alle ouer 7G4
Oundyde of azure, enamelde fulle faire :
His scoulders ware schalyde alle in clene syluere,
Schreede ouer Mie tl e schry m pe wit]t schrinkande poyntez;
LIys wombe and hys wenges of wondyrfulle hewes, 768
In meruaylous maylys he mountede fulle hye 
Whayme that he towchede he was tynt for euer !
Hys feete ware florescheàe alle in fyne sabylle,
And syche a ven,ymous flaya flowe fro Iris lyppez.
That the flode of tbe flawez alle one fyre semyde ! 773
Thane corne of the Oryente, ewyne hyme agaynez,
A blake bustous bere abwene in the clowdes,
ït/z yche a pawe as a poste, and paumes fulle huge,
Vith pykes fulle perilous, alle plyande thame semyde,
Lothene and lothely, lokkes and other,
Alle wit/z lutterde legges, lokerde vnfaire,
ffiltyrde vnfrely, wytlï fomannde 1H)pez , 780
The foulleste of fegure that forraede was euer!
He balt3Tde, he bleryde, he braundyschte tl, er-after;
To batai]e he boudinez hym with bustous clowez :
He romede, he rarede, that roggede alle the erthe ! 784
So ruydly he rappyd at fo ryot hjn selueae!
Thane the dragone on dreghe dressede hyme a-aynez,
And with hys dut tez hym drafe one dreghe by th e walkyne:
He fares as a faweone, frekly he strykez ; 788
othe with feete and with lyre he feghttys at ones !
The bere in the bataile the bygger hym semyde,
And byttes hyme boldlye wyth balefulle tuskez ;
Syche buffetez he hym rechez witt hys brode klokes,
Hys brest and lais brattelle whas blodye aile ouer ! 793
He rawmpyde so ruydly that alle the erthe ryfez,
I,ynnaade one reede blode as rayne of the heuene !
He hade weryede the worme by wyghtnesse of strenghte,

INTERPRETATION OF THE DREAM. O_

e ware it fore the wyhle fyre tl«t ho hyme wyth dcfendez.
brethe.
Thane wandyrs tl«e worme awaye te hys heghttez,
Commes glydande fro tle clowddez, and coez fle « thedon
flies aloft, and
euene ; 799
0
Towcboz b wyt is ta]ounez, and forez ys rigge,
Be-twyx tle taile and the toppe ne fote large  «i.g  t
nt in the back
Thus he bfittenyde the bere, and broghte hyme olyfe, « t .
Lette hyme fafie in the flode, fleete whare hyme lykes :
in the water.
Se thcy bge the bolde kyng bne the schippe-bde,
T]at ncre he bristez for hale, one bede whare he lyggez.
Thane waez the xese kge, wery fore-trauaede,
awaki
Tak he two phylozophirs, that folowede he euer, Oet
troubled at the
In the seule scyence the sutcleste fondene, 808 dream,for hia twoand philo-Sends
sophera, m very
The cony[n]gcste of clergye vnde Cris knowene ;
][e tolde lleme of hys tourmente, tlat tyme tiret he
slepe,
"Drechede with a ugone, and syche a dcrfe beste,
Has m me fe wery ; le tcfie me my swefene, 812
Ore I mone swelte  swhc, as sse me oure Lorde "
"Sir," saide tley sone thane, tMes sagge phflosopherse,
tell him that by
" The dragone tlat thow em yde of, so eoEtflleto schewe,
ment himlf.
That corne fande ouer the deepe, te cheae fly poplc,
Sothely and ceayne thy seluene it es, 817
That thus ez ouer te see with thy seke knyghz:
The colurez tlmt ware caste appone his clere wengez,
May  thy kykez ae, that thow has ryghte woyne;
zd the tachesesede ile, wi nges se huge, 821
Be-taks/is fae foe, that  thy fleet wendez.
The bere that btnede w abowene in te clowdez,
ries the tyrants
who ent
Be-k the ttez/at touentez thy pople ; ople, or «lac
seine ant whom
Or ees with somme gyaunt seine jornee salle happo,
tlned tÇ over-
In sflcre batelle by oure sexe one ; th  battle.
d/ow salle hafe tle ctoe thghe helpe of oure
Lorde,
As tlow in thy sioae xvas opy schewede  828
Of this dredfe emc ne drede the no more, Anhr i h-
'e kare noghte, sh' conquerour, bot comfvtth thy sclucne;

_06

ARTIIUR AERVF_S 1N NORMANDY,

They peed on
their wav, and
rive on te cot
of Normand S
At Barflete they
nd a fleet of

the flower o fif-
teen realms.

When they had
disembarkefl and
pitched their
tents.  Templar
king.
and te|ls him of
a ferocious giant
who feeds upon
roen ahd chil-
dren,

and who had that
da captured the
eaf 62, back]
Duchess of Brit-
tan3", and carried
ber fo the
,ountain.

And thise at saillez ouer lice see, witlt thy sekyre
knyghtez."
with trumppez thene try8tly, they trisene vpe thail
saillez, 832
And rowes ouer the ryche see, this rowtt Mie a onez ;
The comely cos of Xormandye they cachene fulle euene,
And blythely at Barflet theis bohle are arryfede,
And fyndy a fle there of frendez ynewe, 836
The floure and Hte faire folke of fyftene rewmez ;
flore kyngez and capytaynez kepyde hyme fayre,
As he at Carelele cornmaundyde af Crisymesse hym
seluene. 839
]e they had takene the lande, and tentz vpe rerede,
Cornez  a templere tyte, and towchide fo the kynge--
" Here es a raun be-syde tha tormentez thi poI,le ,
A gret geaunte of geene, engenderde of ft.ndez ;
tIe bas fretyne of folke mo thane fyfe hondrettie,
And als fele fawntekyns of freeborne childyre !
This bas bene his sustynaunce alle this seuene .wynttels,
And 3itt es that sotte noghte sadde, so wele hyme it lykez !
In the contree of Constantyne no kynde bas he leuede,
Vith-owttyne kydd castelles enclosid wyth walles, 849
That he ne bas clenly dystroyede alle the knaue chfldyre,
And theme caD'ede to the cragge, and clenly deworyde !
The duchez of Bretayne to daye has he takyne, 852
Be-side Reynes as scho rade with ]fixe D'che knyghttes;
Ledd hyre to the mountayne, thare that lede lengez,
To lye by that lady, aye whyls ]air lyfe lastez.
Ve folowede o ferrome moo thene fyfe hundrethe, 856
Of beryns, and of burgeys, and bachelers noble,
:Bot he couerde the cragge ; cho cD'ede so lowde,
The care of t/at creatottre couer salle I neuer !
Scho was flour of alle Fraunce, or of fyfe rewmes, 860
And one of the fayreste that fourmede was enere»
The gentileste jowelle a-juggede with lordes,
ffro Geene vn-to Geronp, by Ihesu of heuene !
t Or Comme=.

AND HEARS OF A DREADFUL GIANT. .o'/

Scho was thy wyfes cosyne, knowe it if the lykez, 864 cou.in of Ar-
thur'a queen.
Comen of the ches, tt renez  ehe :
 thow a ghtwe kge we on thy pople,
And fande for to venge theme, that th are rebuykyde "
" "  sfr hure, "so lange hauo I lyffede, T s Shr
bitterly Ien
]Iade I ten¢ of thé, wele had me chefede ; 869
Me es nogh faHene fe, bot mo es foe ppynede,
That th tl faire ladye ts fonde h dystroyede 
I had leuere thano e Funce, t fyftene w}mt«r,
I hade bcne bfore thate foeke, a lange of waye, 873 d
" bad n there
ene he that ladye had lagh and ledde to the montez:
I hadde lof te my le are cho he hae lppyde 
Bot wde thowkenemeto thecm, thare that kenelengez,
know wbere
I wde cae to that eoste, andca he he seluene,
To tt ith that tt fore trone of lodes, 
d take trewe for a te, te it ay tyde bett}Te."
"8i, e e one farlande, w/th one two fez, 880 d
by tbe Templar
 snez 2 that fcnde, frais hene the lykes, o  d 1
Appone the creste of the cragge, by a co]de
That enclosez the clic wi the clere strandez,
er may thow fde folke fay th-owtt}me noer, ere
many ptives,
Io florenez in ïambe thane Fmunce es in aft ; 885
d mooe tresour vn-trewely that tytour h gcte,
Thane h Troye was,as I trowe, th af te th af it w woe."
Thane romyez the ryche kynge for rethe of the
Tben Abur
eatly
«ykez ghte to a nte, and restez no lcngere  889
He welrys, he steles, he wDmgez hys hdez 
Thoee w no wy of th werlde, that ste whatt he
menede 
He  sir Cayo that of the cowpe seffede, 892 d bi S
Cavous ad Sir
And sir Bedve the bolde, that be hys brande che, «
m at eveug,
" Le e afte eueange be ayde at ghttez,
On loez by ono bcayle, y one blythe stremez,
flore I e poe h pflemage preuely hem-afte, prendig that
ne
pilgfime.
In the te of auppere, whene lordez are seede, 897
flot to aekene a aaynte be one aalte stremes,
 Ori9inally lordez.  0, filsu¢z.

and va»t treasuro
atored

28

Then Arthur pro-
¢eds t» dress
and arm himself,

and mountin' a
brown steed, rides
to the spot where
his knights await
him.

There is a grove
by the side of the
river full of gaine
and decked with
flowers.

Here ail birds
abound,

and nightingales
ake sweet
music.

Here they Ive
thelr hoies, and

ARTHUR GOES TO SEEK THE GIAN%

In seynt Mighelle mount, there myraclez are schewede."
Aftyre euesange, sir Athure hyme se[1]îene 900
Wente to hys wardrope, and warpe of hys wedez,
Armede hym in a actone with offraeez îulle ryche,
Abouen one that a jeryne of Actes owte ouer,
Abouen that a jesseraunt of jentylle maylez, 904
A jupone of Ierodyne jaggede in schredez ;
tte brayedez one a bacenett burneschte of syluer,
The beste that was in Basille, wyth bordurs ryche ;
The creste and the coronalle, enclosed so faire 908
Vytli clasppis of clere golde, coucbed wytli stones ;
The vesare, the aventaile, enarmede so faire,
Voyde with-owttyne vice with wyndowes of syluer ;
ttis gloues gaylyche gilte, and grauene at the hemmez,
Witli grayuez and gobelets, glorious of hewe ; 913
He bracez a brade schelde, and his brande aschez,
Bounede hyme a broune stede, and one the bente houys ;
He sterte tille lais sterepe and stridez one lof te, 916
Streynez hyme stowttly, and sterys hyme faire,
Brochez the baye stede, and to the buske rydez,
And there hys knyghtes hyme kepede fulle clenlyche
arayede.
Thane they roode by that ryuer, that D'n_nyd so swythe,
Thal the ryndez ouerrechez v¢ith realle bowghez ; 921
The roo and the rayne-dere reklesse thare ronnene,
In fanez and in rosers to ryotte thame seluene ;
The ïrithez ware floreschte witli flourez fulle many,
Vytli fawcouns and fesantez of ferlyche hewez ; 925
Alle the ïeulez thare fleschez, that flyez with wengez,
flore thare galede the gowke one grenez fulle lowde,
Vyth alkyne gladchipe thay gladdene theme seluene :
Of the nyghtgale notez the noisez was swette, 929
They threpide wytli the throstilles, thre hundretli af one !
T/at whate swowynge of watyre, and syngynge of byrdez,
It myghte salue hyme of sore, that sounde was neuere !
:Iane ferkez this folke, and one fotte lyghttez, 933
ffestenez theirc faire stedez o ferrome by-twefie ;

AND FINDS A WOEFUL WIDOW. 9

4nd thene the kynge kenely comandyde hys knyghtez
flot to byde with theireblonkez, andbowne no forthyre,--
"flore I wille seke this seynte by my selle one, 937
Andmelle with this mayster mane, that this monte 3emez;
And seyne salle 3e oflyre, aythyre aïtyre other,
BIenskfullyat Saynt BIighelle fulle myghttywith Criste !"
The kyng coueris the cragge wyth cloughes fulle hye, Th« ki
ascend the
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To the creste of the clyffe he clymbez one lofte ;
Keste vpe hys vmbrere, and kenly he lukes, 943
Caughte of tbe co]de wynde fo comforthe hym seluene ;
Two fyrez he ïyndez tïlawmande fulle hye,
The ïourtedcle a ïurlange be-twene thus he walkes ;
The waye by the wcHe strandez he wandyrde hyme one,
To wette of the war]awe, whare tbat he ]engez ; 948
Ho ferkez to the fyrste lyre, and euene there he fyndez a going to a
A wery wafulle wedowe, wryngande hire bandez,
And gretande on a graue grysely teres,
/Vow merkyde one rnolde, sene myddaye if semede : 952
He saluede tat sorowfulle with sittande wordez,
And fraynez aftyre the ïende ïairely there-aftyre.
Thane this wafulle wyfe v-wynly hym gretez,
Couerde via oaa Lire kneese, and clappyde Lire bandez 
Said, "carefulle caremane, thow carpez to lowde ! 957
May one war]awe wyt, he worows vs aile !
hot hope to con-
Veryd worthe t]e wyghte ay, that tbe thy wytt refede, bt .tha ont. ° tr-
That mase the fo wayfe here in t]dse wy]de lai:es ! 960
I warne the fore wyrchipe, thou wylnez aïtyr sorowe !
Whedyre buskes thou berne ? vnblysside thow semes !
Wenez thow fo brittene hyme with thy brande ryche 
Ware thow wyghttere thane Wade or Wawayne owthire,
Thow wylmys no wyrchipe, I warne the be-ïore ! 965
Thow saylmed the vnsekyrly to seke to these mountez,
Siche sex ware to symple to semble with hyme one ;
flot and thow see hyme with syghte, the seruez no herte,
To sayne the sekerly, so semez hym huge ! 969
Thow arte frely and faire, and in thy fyrste flourez,
Bot thowarte fay be my faytlie, and that me for-thyukkys !

the king bide
knights t await
Iris rettUm.

He aeks her con-
cerning the giattt.

She answers with
him that he can-

tire whieh he
he flnds a woeful
widow wringing
her Iads.

'3O

THE TALE OF THE WOEFUL WIDOW.

Fifly such a Ar-
thur he tuld fell
with his fist.

The poor duches
has been ravished
and murdered by
him, and the dole-
fui widow, her
foter-moher,
Lxa buried ber,

and will remain
there till death to
bewail ber.

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Then Arthur saym
that he cornes
from the great
King Arthur on
a inissin fo
treat with tho
gLnt.

The old wife tells
him that he cares
nothing for laws
or treaties ; th.t
he regards hot
goId or treaaure ;

only ho bas a
famous kirtle
covered with hair

which isbordered
 ith the beards
of mighty kings.

The tribute of
flf'.een realma is
sent to him on
cach Eter-eve.

Vare syche fyfly one a felde, or one a faire erthe, 972
The freke walde with hys fyste feue 3ow at ones !
Loo ! here the duchez dere,--to daye was cho takyne,--
I)epe doluene and dede, dyked in moldez; 975
tIe hade morthirede this mylde be myddaye war mngene,
'ith-owttyne mercy one molde, I hOt watte it ment :
tIe bas ïorsede ]air and ïylede, and cho es ïay leuede ;
tIe slewe ]air v-n-slely, and slitt ]air to tle nauylle !
And here haue I bawmede hir, and beryede t/er-aftyr ;
flot bale of tte botelesse, blythe be I neuer ! 981
Of alle the frendez cho hade, there ïolowede none aftyre,
Bot I, hir ïoster modyr of fyftene wynter !
To ferke of this farlande, fande salle I neuer, 981
Bot here be ïoundene on ïelde, tille I be ïay leuede !"
Thane answers sir A_rthare to tat alde wyf;
"I ara comyne fra tte conquerour, curtaise and gentille,
As one of tte hathelest of Arthur knyghtez, 988
]Iessenger to this myx, for mendemente of the pople,
To mele with this maister mane, that here this mounte
3emez ;
To trete witli this tyraufit for tresour of landez,
And take trew for a tyme, to bettyr may worthe." 992
"3a, thire wordis are bot waste," quod this wif thane,
"flot bothe landez and lythes ffulle lyttille by he settes ;
Of rentez ne of rede golde rekkez he neuer, 995
flot he wille lenge owt of lawe, as hym selle thynkes,
Y'ith-owtene licence of lede, as lorde in his awene ;
tot he bas a kyrtille one, kepide for hyme seluene,
That was sponene in Spayne witli specyalle byrdez,
And sythyne garnescht in Grece fulle graythly to-gedirs ;
It es hydede aile with hare hally al ouere, 1001
And bordyrde with the berdez of burlyche kyngez,
Crispid and kombide, that kempis may knawe
Iche kynge by his colour, in kytlie there he lengez ;
ltere the fermez he ïangez of fyftene rewmez, 1005
flot ilke Esterne ew3me , how-euer that it ïalle,
They scnd it hyme sothe]y for saughte of t]e pople,

THE GIANT 8UPS ON SEVEN MALE CHILDIIEN'. 31

Sekerly at that sesone with certayne knyghtez, 1008
And ho bas aschede Arthure ail« this seuene wynntter.
wished for tho
Ifor-thy hurdez he hors, te owttraye hys pople, beard of Arthur.
Tille the Bretones kynge haue burneschte his lyppys,
And sent his borde te that bolde wyth his beste berynes;
Bot thowe hafe broghte t]tat berde, bowue the no forthire,
i)i it es butelesse bals, thowe biddez oghte elles ; 1014
fier ho has more tresour te take whene hyme lykez,
Thane euere aughte Arthure, or any of hys elders i
If thowe hafe broghte the borde, ho bese more blythe f
the beard, the
Thane thowe gafe hym Burgome, or Bretayne the more ;
blithe.
Bot luke nowe for charitee, thow chasty thy lyppes,
That the no wordez eschape, whate se be-tydez ; 1020 .t t« st.-
proach hi wth
Luke tId presante be. priste, and presse hym bott lytille, due caution,
fier ho es ai his sowper, ho wille be sons greuyde.
And thow my conceLl« doo, thow dosse of thy clothes, d ha h«tcr
doff his clothes
And knele in thy kyrtylle, and calle hym thy lorde, ad k o h.
Ho sowppes aile this sesone with seuene knaue childre, H« eUlm st this
Choppid in a chargeur of chalke whytt syluer, 1026 ,,e
chopped in a
charger of chalk-
Vith pekille and powdyre of precious spycez, whit
And p)anent fulle plenteuous of Portyngale wynes ;
Thre balefulle birdez his brochez they turne, 1029
wome. turn
Tlat byddez his bedgatt, his byddynge te wyrche ; ,»i foe ..
Siche fours scholde be fay with-in fom'e bourez,
Lre his fyltl vare fillede, that his flesch ernes." tea.]
" a, I haue broghte te borde," quod he, "the bettyr« ". , Xr-
thur, "I bave in-
me lykez ; 1033 de brought thia
beard ; but show
me where I shall
ffor-thi wille I heurte me, and bere it my seluene ; ».« ."
Bot, lefe, walde tow lere me whare tlat lede longez,
I salle alowe te and I liffe, ours Lorde se me helpe !"
"fferke fast te te fyre," quod che, "that flawmez se hye; Te,
him te approach
Thare fillis tat fende hyme, fraist whene the lykez ;
Bot thow moste seke more southe, sydlyngs a lyttille,
fier ho wille hafe sent hym selle sex myle large." 1040
Te the sowre of t/m reke ho soghte at te gayneste,
Sayned hym« sekerly with certeyne wordez,
And sydlygs of t]e scgge the syghte had ho rechide,

9. ARTHUR FII)8 THE GOET.

Roast of the
flesh of men
and ttle are
spitted together.

Then Arthur's
]aeart bleeds for
the woes inflcted
bv this wretdL
/-le fastens on
hi hield and
brndishe his
brigh sword,

an right bldly
addresses the
gizat.

He upbraid
hira  ith his vile
crimes and
uuclea ment.

For his horriHe
murders of Chris-
tian chiJdren

he wou]d now
take vengeance
on him, by the
aid of St MichaeL

Then the filant
stared with
amazement, and
gnashed his teeth
with fury.

How vn-semly tbat sott satt sowpande h3an one ; 1044
He lay lenand one lange, lunde vn-fah,
7e thee of a manns lymme lyfte via by lise haunche ;
His bakke, and his bewschers, and his brode lendez,
He bekez by the bale-fyre, and breklesse hyme semede ;
T]are ware rostez fulle ruyde, and rewfulle bredez, 1049
Beerynes and bestaile brochede to-geders ;
Cowlefulle cramede of crysmede childyre,
Sure as brede brochede, and bierdez tlame tournede.
And tbane this comlyc] kynge, by-cause of his pople,
 bette bledez for bale, one bent ware he standez !
Thane he dressede one his schelde, schuntes no lengere,
]3raundesche his bghte swerde by tbe bryghte hiltez,
Raykez to-warde tbe renke reghte wiU a ruyde wille,
And hyely hailsez tbat htflke with hawtayne wordez,--
"N'ow, alle-weldand Gode, tbat wyrscheppez vs alle,
Giff the sorowe and syte, sotte, there thow lygges, 1060
flot the fulsomeste freke that fourmede was euere !
ffoully thow fedys the, tbe fende haue thi saule !
tIere es cury vn-clene, cade, be my trowthe,
Caffe of creatours alle, thow curssede wriche ! 1064
te-cause that tlow -ki]lide bas tlAse cresmede child3a'e ,
Tbow bas marters ruade, and broghte oute of lyfe,
That here are brochede one bente, and brittenede with
thi bandez, 1067
I salle merke t/e thy merle, as thou bas myche serfede,
Thurgle myghteof seynt Mighelle, tlat tlds monte 3eme !
And for this faire ladye, tbat tbow has fey leuyde,
And liras forcede one ïoulde, for fylt]i of tbi selfene !
Dresse the now, dogge-sone, the deuelle haue tld sattle !
ffor tlmw salle dye t]xis day, thuxghe dynt of my handez !"
Thane glopnede tbe glotone and glorede v-a-faire ;
He grennede as a gTewhounde, with grysly tuskea ;
]=le gapede, he groned faste, witJ gTucchande latez, 1076
ffor grefe of the gude kDmge ,/bat hyme witb graine gretez!
His fax and lais foretoppe was filterede to-geders,

DEClrllPTIOY OF THE GIANT. 33

And owte of his face fome ane baffe fote large ;
]dis frount and his forheuede, alle was il oucr, 1080
As the felle of a froske, and fraknede it semede,
IIuke-nebbyde as a haavke, and a bore berde,
And hercde fo the hole cyghne with hyngande browes ;
tIarske as a hunde-fisci, hardly who so lukez, 1084
So was the hyde of that hulke hally al ouer !
Erne had he fulle huge, and vgly fo schewe,
With eghne fulle horreble, and ardauunt for sorbe ;
fllatt-mowthede as a fluke, with fleryaude lyppys, 1088
And the flesche in his fortethe fowly as a bere.
t[is bcrde was brothy and blake, that fille his brest
rechede,
Grazsede as a mcreswyne wlth corkes fulle huge,
And alle falterde the flcsche in lais foule lippys, 1092
llke rrethe as a woffe-heuede, il wraythe owtt al ones !
]3ulhnekkydewas that bierne,and brade in the scholders,
Brok-bretede as a brawne, with brustils fulle largeÆ
Ruyd armes as an ake with rusclede sydes, 1096
Lyme and leskes fulle lothyne, leue e for sothe :
Schouelle-fotcde was tha¢ schalke, and schaylande hyme
semyde,
Wth schankez vn-schaply, schowande to-gedym ;
Thykke theese as a thursse, and thikkere in He hanche,
Gesse growene as a galle, fulle g'lych he lukez ! 1101
Vho the hnghe of the hde lelly accouutes,

Out of hi mouth
Hic forehead
like the fell of a
frog.
Ho w.« hook-
nosed like
[leaf65]
hawk, with hair
up  hi ey,ad
etle bow.
as that of  dog-
fish ; his ea
huge and u,-Iv-
hs ey
and bing.
with nning
Iipe, and jaws
like a r.
A black
reh
brest, with
mighty bristles.

The fiesh of
]ips was in un-
eve f«lds, each
fold, like an
law, twisted il-
self out.
necked and broad
in the shoulder ;
breted ike a
boat. with
brists ; bis al'ns
]ike an oak ;
limbe nd flauks
Ioathly  ovel-
wih unshapely

of gigantic thick-
n{'ssn his
haunche$.

ffro the face to the fore, was fyfe fadome lange ! n height, fu|l
tire fathom.
Thane stertez he vp sturclely one two styffe schankez,  «tarte thi,
Riant, and
And sorte he caughte hyme a clubb alle of clene vrvne  i.tnan iron
" • " club, aimsa blow
Ue waldc hafe kyllcde the kynge with his kene wapene, t Arthur.
Bot thurghe the crafte of Cyste it the carle failede ;
The creest and the coronalle, the claspes of syluer, 1108
Clenly with his clubb he crasschede doune al onez !
The kynge cates vp his schelde, and couers hym faire,
it on bis shield.
And with lais burlyche brande a box he hyme reches ; nd returns the
blow with
fful/e butt in thc frunt the fromonde he biffez, 1112 wi-a it
th fuehe.
MORT . ARTHURE.

THE FIGLIT BETWEE, ARTHUP, A-D THE GIAET.

The brlght b!sde
ierces to the
tain.
The giant wipes
his face with hi
hads, and strike
fiercely a the
king.
baçk»

and then drives
his sword into the
giant's haunch.

The monster
roars and strikes
ai random.
o mighty is
stroke, that if
penetrates a
eword's length
itto the ground.
Tbe kin' nearly
swoons at the
noi.e of the blowt
but quickly
strikes him whh
his sword.
His entrils and
bloo I gush ozt.

[leaf 65, back]

That the burnysc]t blade to tbe brayne rynnez;
He feyede his fysnamye with his foule hondez,
And frappez faste at hys face fcrsely tlter-aftyre !
The kyng chaungez his fore, eschewes a lboEtille , 1116
:Ne had he eschapede tltat choppe, cheuede had euylle ;
He folowes in fersly, and festenesse a dynte
Hye vpe one t/te hanche, witl« his harde wapyne,
That he hillid the swerde halle a fore large ; 1120
The hott blode of the hulke vn-to the hilte rynnez,
Ewyne in-to jumette the gyaunt he hyttez,
Iust to the genitales, t and jaggede thame in sondre !
Thane he romyede and mrede, and ruydly he strykt.z
ffulle egerly af Arthure, and one the erthe hittez 1125
A swerde lenghe w/t/t-in tl«e swarthe, he swappcz at ones,
That nere swounes the kynge for swoughe of his dynttez !
Bot 3if the kynge swepefly fulle swythe he by-swenkez,
Swappez in wit£ the swerde tiret it tle swange brystedde;
]3othe lice guttez and the gorre guschez owte af ones,
Tlmt alle englaymez the gresse, one groultde ther he
standez ! 1131
Thane he castez the clubb, and the kynge hentez,

Then throwing
away hisclub, the On the crceste of t]ce cragg he caughte hyme in armez,
giant eize Ar-
tS,, ,,, i» -s. And enclosez hyme clenly, to cruhene hys rybbez ;
So harde haldez he that hendc, ttat nere hisherte brystez !
wh« ,,«,, is Tlcane the balefulle bierdez bownez fo tlce erthe, 1136
pray for the suc-
¢« ooeu. Kneland and cryande, and clappide lceirc handez,
" Criste comforthe one knv«l,», o ., and kepe l,ym fro
sorowe,
And latte neuer 3one fende folle hyme olyfe !"
]itt es t]Je warlow so vQ-ghte, he welters hyme vndere,
,«:-h,. 'rothely t/tai wrythyne and wrystille to-gederz, 1141
fearful  re»tling
h. « f Welters and walowes ouer with-in thase buskcz,
from the top of
« «io o Tumbellez and turnes faste, and terez l/taire wedez,
the hore.
Vn-tenderly fro tle toppe thai tiltine to-gederz ; 1144
Yhilome A_rthure ouer, and ot/ter-while vndyre,
ffro t/te heghe of tlce hylle vn-to tlre harde roche ;
 3IS. genitates.

AOETHUR KILLS THE GIA.N'T. 3,.

They feyne neucr are they alle af the flode merkes ;
Bot Arthur with ane anlace egerly smyttez, - l 1
And hittez euer "m the hulke vp to the hiltez.
The thecffe at thc dede-thrawe so thro]y hyme thryngez,
sfruggle breaks
That three rybbys in iris syde he thrystez in sundcre
• ribs.
Thene sir Kyous the kene vn-t te kygc tyrtez,
Said, « allas ! we are lorne, my lrde es cofundcdë,
Ouer-fllene with a fende ! vs es fulle hapede ! 115
Ve moe be forfcede in faith, and flemyde for euer !" Hisknights final
bm lving ex-
Thay hale vp bys hawberke thane, and handilez ther-
vndy'e,
IIis hydc and his haunche eke, one heghte fo lice
schuhlrez,
IIis flawnke and his fcletez, and his faîte sydez, 1158
Dotle his bakke and his breste, and his bryghte armez.
Thay ware fayne that//ey fande no flesche entamede,
him and find no
3nd for l/iat jou»mee ruade joye, hir gentille knyghttez.
"Now, certez," saise Six Bedwere, "it semez, be my
slpeake face-
Lorde ! 1162 to,y ot
saint wbom Ar-
Ife sckez seyntez bot seldene, the sorere he grypes,
I7«t thus clckys this corsaut owte of hir heghe clyffçz,
To carye forthe siche a carie at close hym in siluere
Bc .[yghellc, of syche a makk I haïe myche wondyre
That euerowre soueraygne Lorde suffcrs hyme in hcuene
And al_le seyntez be syche, t]iat seruez oure Lorde, 1168 ru e.i .re
like him no saint
I salle ner no seynt bee, be my fad)Te saw]e !"
Thane bouredez the bohle kynge at Bcdvere wordez,--
" This seynt haue I soghte, so helpe me owre Lorde
ffor-thy brayd owtte thi brande, and broche hyme to the
stab the monster
herte ; 117 ŒEE to the heavt, to
make sm'e of him,
Be sekero of this sergeau»t, he bas me sore euede  f.r °,y o -
• fore had be met
with such a ter°
I faghte noghte wyth syche a freke this fyftene wynt)rs,
Bot in the montez of Araby I mett yche another ;
tIe was t]e forcyere be ferre that had I nere fundene,
5e had my fortune bene faire, fey had I leuede ! 1177
Onone stlTke of his heuede, and stake if there-aflyre,
oH lus head,
Gffe if fo tby sqwycrc, fore he es wele horsede ;

FOR THE G|A,N'I" CLUB AND KIITLE.

an4 ber it flrst
to ir Hoel.
and t it on
bArbi.
His ord and
shield d the
gant's club are
  fehed fom

They may take
% hat treasure
they will ; ali
thur desires is the
kirtle and the
Ib.

The affair was
kept a secret till
break of day.

Then the peol,le
kneel before Ar-
thur. and tbank
and praise
for slaying the
giant.

Arthor ascriUes
ail go God.

He bi,ls his fol-
lowers distribute

I}ere it to sir Howelle, flmt es in harde bandez, 1180
And byd hyme hcrte hym wele, his enmy es destruede !
Syne bere it to Bareflete, and brace it in yryne,
And sett it on the barbycane, bicrnes fo schewe.
My brande and my brode schelde apone tbe bent lyggez,
On the creeste of the cragge, thare fyrste we encontrede,
And tl, e clubb tlar-by, alle of clene irenc,
Tiret many Cristene bas kyllyde in Constantyne landez ;
fferke to the farlande, and fetche me tbat wapenc, 1188
And late fotmde tille oure flete, in flode tbare it lengez.
If thow wylle any tresour, take whate the lykez ;
Haue I thekyrtylle and the clubb, I coueite noghte elles!"
Now tley caire to fle cragge, fldse comlydhe knyghtez,
And broghte hyme fise brade schelde, and his bD'g}lte
wapene, 1193
T/e clubb and t/e cotte ails, Syr Kayous hym seluene,
And kayres with conquerour, the kyngez to schcwe ;
That in couerte the kynge helde closse to hym seluene,
Vhilles clene day fro tire clowde clymbyd on lofte.
I}e that to courte was comene clamor full,, huge,
And be-fore t/e comlyche kynge they kuelyd aile af
ones, 1199
"Welcome, oure liegc lorde, to lang bas thow duellydc !
Gouernon" vndyr Gode, graytheste and noble,
To whame grace es grauntcd, and gyffene af his wille !
:Now thy com]y corne bas comforthede vs al]e !
Thow h in thy realtee reuengyde thy pople ! 1204
Thurghe helpe of thy bande, thyne enmyse are struyede,
That bas thy renk ouer-ronfie, and refte theme theire
childyre !
Whas neuer rewme owte of araye so redyly re]cuede !"
Thane tle conquerour cristenly carpez fo his pople,
"Thankes Gode," quod he, "of tltis grace, and no gome
elles, 1209
flot it was neuer manns dede, bot myghte of ttym selïene,
Or myracle of hysmodyre, tlmt myhle es fille Mie!"
Hc somond than tle schippemcnc scharpely ri, r-aftyre,

THE EMPEROR RAVAGF_,8 FBANCE. 7

To schake furthe with the schyre mene to schifte
gudez ;
"Alle the myehe tresour that traytour had wonnene,
To comou of the contré, clergye and other,
Luke it be done and delte to my dere pople, 1216
That none pleyne of theire parte, o peyne of $our lyfez."
lle comande hys cosyne, with knyghtlyche wordez,
To make a kyrke on the cragg, ther the corse lengez, A
And a couent there-in, Criste for to serre, 1. me built ontho
 - eliff.
In myn,le of that martyre,/bat in the monte rystez.
(wen Sir Arthur the kynge had kyllcd the gyaunt, ,«.the gian
ls raisin, Arthur
x Than blythe]y fro Æareflete he bukes one/hemorne, moe. f:om Bar-
flele to
Wiff Iris batelle one brede, by tha blythe stremes ; 12"24
To-warde Castelle Blanke he chcsez hym the waye,
Thurghe a faire ehampayne, wa,lyr schalke hyllis ;
The kyng fi'aystez a furth ouer the fresche stramlez,
ffoundez with lais faire folke ouer as hym lykez : 1228
ffurthe stepes that steryne, and strekez his tentis
One a stronghe by a strcme, in/has straytt landez.
Onone aftyro myddaye, in the mene while,
Thare cornez two messangers of tha fere marchez, 1232 e¢o
ffra the m arschalle of Fratmee, andmenskfully hym grete% th
Frnnee, who ae-
13e-soghte hyme of suoout, and saide la»a-ne ttiewordez, quain[ Arthur
"Sir, thi marschalle, thi mynistre, thy mercy be-ekez,
Of thy meki]le magestee, fore mendement of thi pople,
Of thise marehez-mene, that thus are myskaryede,
A nd thus merrede amange, mauee theire eghne ;
] witter the the emperonr es entirde in-fo Fraunce,
Witl5 ostes of enmyse, orrible and huge ; 1240
13rynnez in ]3urgoyne thy burghes so D'che,
And brittenes thi baronage, that bieldez/hare-in ;
He encrochez kenely by craftez of armez,
Comdrese and castelles that to thy coroun lafigez ; 1244 ,eig
Confoundez thy comouns, clergy and other ; eonfounding
Bot thow eomfurflî theme, sir kynge, couer salle they
lle fellez ff»restez fcle, forrayse thi landez,

the at,t's trea-
*ure among the
clergy and people,

with the mischief
which the Em-
peror Lucitm i
working in
France,

38

- taking goods,

killing dukes and
douze-peers.

Therefore they
desire Arthur's
belp.

He sends
of his knights to
the emperor,

to bid him de-
art out of his
ingdom, or meet
iaim in battle.
['leat 07]

The knlghts o
on their errand
glit/ering in old
upon gr¢at steeds.

ARTHUR BIDS LUCIVS QUIT THE LA.D.
ffrysthez no fraunchez, bot fraisez the pople ; 124,
T/us he fellcz thi folke, and iangez theire gudez !
ffremedly the Franche tunge fey es bc-lefede.
tic drawes in-to douce Fraunce, as Duche-men reliez,
Dresside with his dmgouns, dredfulle to schewe ; 1252
Aile to dede they dyghte with dynttys of swerddez,
Dukez and dusperes, tlat dreches thare-ine ;
ffor-thy the lordez of the lande, ladys and otler,
Prayes the for Petyr luffe, tlm apostylle of l,ome,
Sen thow arte presant in place, tlmt tlow wille profyre
make
To that perilous prynce, be processe of tyme. 1258
He ayers by 3onc billes, 3one heghe holtez vndyr,
Hufes thare with hale strenghe of haythene kyngez ;
Hclpe nowe for ttis lufe, that beghe in heuene sittez,
And talke tristly to theme, tlat thus vs destroyes !"
The kynge biddis sir Boice, "buske the be-lyfe !
Take with the sir Berille, and Bedwere the rychc, 1264
Sir Gawayne and sir Gryme, these galyarde knyghtez,
And aythe 3owe to 3one grene wode, and gose ouer
tler nedes ;
Saise to syr Lucius, to vn-lordly he wyrkez,
Thus letherly aga3mes law to lede my pople ; 1268
I lette h3a'ae or oghte lange, ]if me tle lyffe happene,
Or many lyghte salle lawe, tlat hyme ouere lande fvlowes.
Comande hym kencly w'tli crewelle wordez,
Cayre owte of my kyn-nTke witli his kydd knyghtez ;
In caase that he wille noghte, tlat cursede wreche,
Corne for lais curtaisie, and countere me ones ! 1274
Thane salle we rekkene fulle rathe, whatt D'ghte tlat he
¢laymes,
Thus fo ryot tlis rewme and raunsone the pop]e !
Thare salle it derely be delte wlth dynttoz of handez :
The Dryghttene at Domesdaye dele as hyme lykes!"
ow thei aythe them e to goo, theis galyarde knyghttez,
Alle gleterande in golde, appone grete stedes, ] 2.-0
To-warde tire grene wode, tlat with growndenewapyne,

SIR OAWAYN DELIVEP.S ARTHUR'S MESSAGE. 39

To gretc wele the grett lorde, that wolde be grefede sone.
Thise hende houez on a hille by thc holte eynes,
Be-helde tle howsynge fulle hye of hathcne kyngcs--
uriou8 cmp of
They herde in theire herbergage hundrethez fulle many, the heathen
kings,
I/ornez of olyfantez fulle helyel blawene--
Palaisez proudliehe pyghte, that palyd ware ryche,
Of palle and of purpure, wytl5 preeyous stones ; 1288
Pensels and pomelle of ryehe prynee armez,
l'ighte in the playne mede, the pople to sehewe.
And thane the Romayns so ryehe had arayede their
of the Romann.
tentez,
On rawe by the ryuere, vndyr the round hillez, 1292
The emperour for honour ewyne in the myddes,
Vyth eghs al ouer ennelled so faire :
And saw hyme and the sowdane, and senatours many,
perr and the
Seke to-warde a sale with sextene kyngez, 1296
to bauquet toge-
Syland softely in, swettly by theme selfene, th«r.
To sowpe withe that soueraygne, ffulle selcouthe ruerez.
lgowe they wende ouer the watyre, thise wyrchipfidle
knyghttez,
Thurghe the wode to the wone, there the ¢ryese rystez ;
Reght as they hade weschene, and went fo the table, h«
aent themselvcs.
Sir Wawame the worthethy vn-wynly he spekes,-- si
livers the mes-
"The myghte and the maiestee, that menskes vs al]e, age,
That was mcrked and ruade thurghe the myghte of ttym
seluene, 130
Gyffe jow sytte in jour sette, Sowdane and other,
That here are semblcde in sale, vn-sawghte mott je
worthe !
And the fals hcretyke, that emperour hym callez,
That ocupyes in erroure the empyre of Rome, 1308
Sir Arthure herytage, that honourable kynge,
That alle lfis auncestres aughtc bot Vtere hyme one,
That ilke cursynge that Cayme kaghte for his brothyre,
haughty words
Cleffe one the, cukewalde, with croufie ther thow lengez,
leror;
ffr the vnlordlyeste lede that I on lukede euor ! 1313
][y 1orale meruail%s hym mekylle, marie, be my trouthe,

40 HE EMPERORI A.NSWER.

bids him depar,
or do hattle with
[leaf 67, back]
the king.

Then he aks for

The ernperor
replie,

thretcn;»g tbç
au,lat-ity.

Artlmr' Imtd as

and destrny his
cities and cast]es.

M,ereupn Sir
himel! to fight
with him,

VChy thow moI-thires his mene, tlat no mysse serues,
Comous of the coutré, clergye and other, 1316
T/at are noghte coupable/ber-in, ne knawes noght in
armez.
ffor-thi the comelyche kynge, curtays and noble,
Comandez tlm kenely fo kaire of his landes,
Ore elles for thy knyghthede encontre hyme ones ; 1320
Sen thow couettes the coroufie, latte it be declarede !
I hafe dyscharde me here, chalange whoo lykez,
]e-fore aile thy cheualrye, cheftaynes and otlwr.
Schape vs an ansuere, and schunte tlmw no lengere,
T/bat we may schifte at tle schorte, and schewe to my
lorde." 13 " 5
The empero«r ansuerde wytli austeryne wordL.z,
"3e are with myne enmy, sir Arthure hyme seluene !
It es none honour t me to owttray hys knyghttez,
Toghe 3e bee trous mene, tat ayres one his nedez ;
I;ot say to thy soueraygne, I senti hyme thes vordez,
'e ware if for reuerence of my D-che table,
Thou su]de repent fulle rathe of tld ruyde wordez ! 1332
Siche a rebawde as thowe rebuke any lordez,
Vyth theire rctenuz arrayede, fulle realle and noble !
Itere ville I suggourne, 'hilles me lefe thyukes,
And sythene seke in by Sayne witlt solace tl«er-aflere ;
Ensegge al] tl«a cetese be tie salte strandez, 1337
And seyne ryde in by one, tlmt rynnez so faire,
And of alle his ryche castelles rusche doune tle wallez ;
I salle noghte lefe in laresche, by processe of tyme,
]tis parte of a pechelyne, proue whene hyme lykes !"
".Xow, certez," sais sir Vawayne, "mythe wondyre
haue I, 1342
T/rot syche an alfyne as thow date speke sychc wordez !
I had leuer thene alle Fraunce, that heuede es of rewmes,
ffyghte wit] the faythefully one felde be oure one."
Thane answers sir Gayous fulle gobbede wordes,
Was eme to the emperour, and erle hyme selfene,
« Euere warc thes Brctouns braggers of ohle ! 1348

GAWAY SMITES OFF TIIE HEAD OF GAYOU8.
Loo ! how he brawles h for hys ghte edes,
 he yhte bttyne vs ae w[  brande che 
itt e berkes yche oste, one oy tere e tandes "
Tane euyde sir Gawae af his ett wordes, 1352 wineOn thihSir -at
him and tvik
Grayth to-warde the gome with gcchande herte ; Uh
With hys stelyne brande he strykes of hys heuede
And sterttes owtte fo hys stede, and with his stal
endes !
Thghe the wacch they wente, th wchipfe «»knight.thellyBrifi«hith
knyghtez, 1356 11
And fyndez  thee fare-waye wondlyche many ;
Ouer he wate they wente by ghtnesse of horse%
And tuke de as/hey walde by the wodde hemmes.
ane folous frekly one fore frekkes ewe, 1360
And of the Roma ay appone D'che stedes,
Chede thurghe a champae oure cheualrous knyghtcz,
Ti a cheefe forest, one schalke wtte bornes.
Bot a fmke aile  fyne golde, and fretted  sle, 1364
Corne forthe on a fresone, in flamande wedes ;
A faire floehte spere in fewt he cte%
And folowes faste one oe folke, and frchelye cez,
Thane sir Gawayne the gude apporte a ave stede,
 e fs'emos of
]le p h a ete sre, and ythelyhe ttez;
lain by ir Ga-
Thghe the guttez -to e goe he des he e,
That the oundene stele glydez fo s bette  1371
The gome and tle ette home at the ounde lyggez,
ffuIIe selyche onande, for efe of s woundez.
ane prez a preker e, fe proudely arayede,
That beres aile of pouour, palyde wlth syluer :
Byly on a broune sde he profem fle large. I76
fie w a payme of Pee Oat th he p«suede.
S Boys -abaiste aile he buskes hyme a-gaes,
With a bustous launce he berez he thurghe,
mt he breme and te brade schèlde apporte tlm bente
lyggez  I 80
And he br3gez ruche the blade, «ml ez fo h
fclowez.

41

chase.

42

Sr Feltemour
meeks to a'engo
i.- GayouS,

but Sir Gwain
cleaves him
aunder.

Then a Hch man
of Rone muggests
a retreat.

The rich Romans

rive thousand
horsernen still
ursue the
nihts»

and rail upon
an ambtsh of
];rirons»

who break out
ud,lenly on

with shouts of
*' Arthur."

['leaf 68, back]

The Rmans arv
defeated and
driven back

GAWAYNS PURSUERS RETURN.

Thane sir Fcltemonrofmyghte,a manmekyllr praysede,
lVas mouede one his manere, and manacede fulle faste;
tic aythes te sir Gawayne graythcly te wyrche, 1384
fier grefe of sir Gayous, that es one grounde leuede.
Thane sir Gawayne was glade ; agayne hyme he rydez,
Vyt15 Galutli his grade swerde graythely hyme hyttez ;
The knyghte one the coursere he chuede insondyre, 1388
Clenlyche fro the croune his corse he dyuysyde,
And thus he killez the knyghte ,vith his kydd wapene!
Than a ryche mane of Reine relyede te his byerns.--
"It salle repent vs fulle sore and we ryde forthire !
3one are bolde bosturs,/bat syche bale xv)Tkez ; 1393
It be-frlle hym fulle foule, that thame se fyrste namede."
Thane t]e riche Romayns retournes//ail'e brydilles
To thaire tentis in tene, telles theire lordez
lIow sir Machalle de ][owne es on tke monte lefcde,
ffore-justyde at that jouraee, for his grett japez.
Bot thare chasez one oure mene cheuallrous knyghtrz,
ffyfe thosande f,,lke appone faire stedes, 1400
ffaste te a foreste oucr a frlle wat)r,
That fillez fro the falw see fyfty mylc large.
Tharc ware Bretons enbuschide, and banarcttcz noble,
Of the cheualrye cheefe of the kyngez chamb)re, 140t
Secse theme chase oure mene, and changene/heire horsez,
And choppe dune cheftaynes, that they moste chargyde.
Thane the enbuschement of Bretons brake owtc at ones,
]3rothely at banere, and ]3edwTne knyghtez, 1408
Arrestede of the P, omayns, that by the f)Tthe rydez,
Aile the realste renkes/bat te Reine lengez ;
Thay icle on the enmyse and egerly strykkys,
:Erles of Inglande, and "Arthure !" ascryes, 1412
Thrughebrenesand bghte scheldez, brestez they thyrle,
Bretons of the boldeste with theire bD, ghte swerdez.
Thare ,vas Pomayns ouer-redyne, and ruydly wondvde,
Arrestede as rebawdez, witli ryotous knyghttez ! ltl6
The lomaynes ooEe of araye remouede at ones,
And rydes awaye in a rowtte, for reddonre it semys !

TrIE BRITOI8 FOI{CED Te FLEE. 43

Te tire senatour Petyr a sandes-mane es commyne,
And saide, "sb; sckyrly, 3out seggez are supprysside
Than tene thowsande mene he semblede af ones, bnt tl, e Senatr
Peter sends ten
And sert sodanly one oure seggez, by t/e salto strandez ; tl,«and men.
Than ware Bretons abaiste, and greuede a lyttille,
Bot 3if the banerettez bolde, and bachcllers noble, 1424
II, rekcs that battailles 1 with brestez of stcdes
Sir ]3oice and lais bolde mcne myche hale wyrkes
The Iomaynes rêdyes thane, arrayez tlmme better,
And al to-ruschecz oure mene witho theire ryste horsez,
Arestede of the richeste of tle ounde Table,
Ouer-rydez oure rerewarde, and grette rêwthe wyrkes!
Thane the Bretons on t/te bente habyddez no lengere, The Britons arc
repulsed, and
Bot fleede te tle foreste, and the feelde leuede; 1432 flytothe forest.
Sir Berylle es borne downe and sir ]3oice takene,
The beste of oure bolde mene vnblythely wondyde
ot itt oure stale one a strenghe stotais a lyttille, t a ,bey
make a little
Alle to-stonayede witb rb e stokes  of tla steryne knyghtez
hlade sorowe fore theire soueraygne, tlat se figaro was
loss of their
nomene, leader, and pray
for auccour.
Io-soughte Gode of socure, soude vhene hym lykyde
Tha co»tmez sir Idrus, armede vp af alle ryghttez,
Wyth ïyue humh'ethe mon« appone iaire stedes, 1440
ffraynoz faste af ouro folke freschely thare-aftyre,
if thcr frondez ware ferre, tiret one the feldo foundide.
Thane sais sir Gawyno, "se me God helpe
We hafo beno chased te daye, and chullede as haros,
]tebuyked wit] omaynes aIpone t]mire ryche stedez,
And we lurkede vnd)oE leo as lowrande wfeches
I luke nouer one my lorde t]e dayos of my lyfe,
And we se lytherly hyme helpe, t]at hyme se wele lykede !"
Thane the Bretons brothely brochez theire stedez,
And boldly in batelle appone the bent rydes ; 1450
Alle tle ferso mene be-fore frekly ascryes,
ffcrkand in tlie foreste, te freschene thame selfene.
The Romaynes thane rêdyly arrayes theme bettyre,
 lIS. baitailles.  ? strokes.

Sir 13eryll is borne
down and Sir
]oice taken»

Sir Idrus t'ornes
to their aid with
rive hundred

Iir Gawaine
ments the check
which Arthur's
men had re-
ceived.

The 13ritish re-
turn to the fray.

The Ramans pre-
pare themselves
agatnst them.

c GAWAY,' FIGHTS VALIANTLY.

A tierce bttle

['lea f 69]

Sir Gawaine does
mighty deeda of
The Senator Peter
him,

but in spire of
him Sir Gavaine
rescuee Sir Boice.

Rejolced af this
the British press
more bohUy.

One rawe on a rowm felde, reghttez theire wapyns,
By the ryehe reuare, and rewles the pople ;
And witti reddour sir ]3oice es in areste haldene. 1456
l'ow thei scmblede vnsaughte by the salte strandez ;
Saddly theis sekere menn settys theire dynttez,
With lufly launecz one lof te they luysehene to-gedyres,
In Lorayne so lordlye on leppande stedcs. 1460
Thare ware gomes thurghe-girde with grund'ne wapynes,
Grisely gayspande with m'ucchande lotes !
Gmte lordes of Greke greffede so hye ;
Swyftly with swerdes, they swappene there-aftyre, 146
Swappez doune ffulle sweperlye swclltande knyghtez, i
That al.le swellttez one swarthe, that they ouer-sw'ngena,
So many sweys in swoghe swounande att ones !
Syr Gaweayne the gracyous fulle graythelye he wyrkkes,
The gretteste he gretez wytli gryeslye wonds ;
Wyth Galuth he gyrdez doune fulle galyarde kny_htez,
flore grecfe of the ett lorde so grymlye he strykez !
/Je rydcz furthe ryallye and redcly there-aftyre, 1472
Thare this realle renke was in areste haldene ;
tic ry-t'ez the rannke stele, he ryghttez theire brenez,
Andreftethemethe D'che marie, andrade to his strenghes.
The senatour Pet, er thane persewede hyme aftyre, 1476
Thurghe the presse of the pople, wytli lais pryce knyghttes;
Appertly fore the prysonere proues lais strenghes,
Vyt]5 prekers the proudeste that fo the presse lengez;
Vrothely one the wrange bande sir Gawayne he strykkes,
Wyth a wapene of were vnwynnly hyme hittez ; 1481
The breny one the bakhalfe he brystez in sondyre !
]3ot lit he broghte forthe sir ]3oyce, for alle theire bale
biernez !
Thane the Bretones boldely braggene theire tromppez
And fore blysse of sir Boyce was broghte owtte of bandez
Boldely in batelle they bere doune knyghtes ; 1486
With brandes of broune stele hey brettened maylez ;
Thay stekede stedys in stoure with stelene wapynes,
 ]IS. kn)-nghtez.

IDftUS TAKES SENATOR FE]'ER t'ftlSO.N'ER. 45

Andallestewedewytlistrenghe, that stode tleme agaynes !
Sir I,lrus fitz Ewayne thane "Arthure !" ascryeez,
Assemblez one the senatour wyth sextene knyghttez,
Of te sekereste mene that fo ou.re syde lengede. 1492
Sodanly in a soppe they sert in art ones,
ffoynes faste art the fore breste with flawmande swerdez,
And feghttes faste art the fronte freschely tlmre-aftyro ;
fiches fele on the felde appone the ferrere syde, 1496
ffcy on tlte faire felde by tha fresehe strandez.
Bot sir Idrus fytz Ewayne anters hyme seluene,
And enters in anly, and egyrly strykez,
Sekez fo tlte senatour and sesez hi's brydle, 1500
Vnsaughtely he saide hyme these sittande wordez,--
"3clde the, sir, apely, ife licou tlci lffe ernez,
flore gyftez tltat thow gyffe may, thou 3eme now the selfene;
flore dredlez dreehe tow, or droppe any wylez, 1505
Thow salle dy tlds daye thorowe dmtt of my bandez!"
"I ascente," quod tle senatour, "so me Criste helpe !
So tlcat I be safe broghte be-fore tire kynge seluene ;
llaunsone me resonabillye, as I may ouer-reche, 1508
Aftyrc my rentrez in Rome may redyly forthire."
Thane answers sir Idrus with austoryne vordez,
"Thow salle hafe condycyone, as lice kynge lykes,
Whene thow cornes fo te kyth there the courte haldez;
In caase his concelle bee fo kepe the no langere, 1513
To be killydeat his conmandment his knyghttezbe-fore."
Tlmy ledde hyme furthe in tle rowte, and lached ofo
his wedes,
Lcftc h)m wyth Lyonelle and Lowelle hys brothire.
O-lawe in tle launde thane, by tle lythe strandcz,
Sir Lucius lygge-mene  loste are fore euer !
lae senatour Peter es prysoner takyae ! 1519
Of Pcrce and of Porte Iaffe fulle many price knyghtez,
And myche pople vyth alle perischede thame selfene !
flot presse of the passage, they plungede 2 al onez !
Thare myghte mene see lomaynez rewft]y wondyde,
 Or legge-men¢.  MS. reeat they plungede.

Sir Idrus, with
sixteen knights»
attacks the
senator,

and takes him
prieoner.

The senator de-
sires fo be
brought to the
king.

Sir Idrus answer
hmm roughly.

eaf 69, back]

Ire glves the
eenatr into the
charge of Sir
Lionel and Sir
LoweU.

Many of the
Iumans are s]ain.

4 A KIGHT BRINGS THE KLN'G THE KEWS OF THE FIGHT.

The knight ride
back towards the
kiug, and n
him the news of
thei success.

They tell him
that they hve
slain fifly thouo
sand rne

and taken pri-
soners the chier
chancellor avd
the senator
er. as well as
ma ŒE payuim.

Artbur may de-
mand sixty
horse-loals of
silver for the
senator,
and for the claan-
cellor, ehariot
fxtll of gold.
The other pri-
Eept until their
rent are known.

Ouer-redyae with renkes of the lound Table ! 152 
In the mike of the furthe they rightene theire brenys,
That rane alle one reede blode redylye alle ouer ;
They raught¢ in the rerewarde fulle ryotous knyghtez,
fier raunsone t of rede golde and realle stedys ; 1528
ladly relayes, and restez theire horsez,
In rowtte te the D-che kynge they rade al af onez.
A knyghte cayrez be-fore, and te the kynge telles,--
"Sir, here cornmez thy messangerez wlth myrthcz fro
the mountez, 1532
Thayhafe bene maehede te daye with meneofthemarehez,
ffore-maglede in the marras wlth meruailous knyghtêz !
Ve hale foughtene in faithe, by one fresche strandez,
Vith the frekkeste folke that te thi foo ]angez ; 1536
ffyfty thosannde one felde of ferse mene of armez,
Vyth-in a furlange of waye, fay ere by-lefede !
Ve hafe eschewede this cbekke, thurghe chance of otu'o
Lorde,
Of tha cheualrous mene that chargede thy pople ! 15t0
The cheefe chaunchelereof Reine, a cheftayne fulle noble,
Wille aske the chart3oEe of pesse for charitee hym selïne;
And the scnatour Pet[re te presoner es takyne.
Of Perse and of Porte Iaffe payny»mez ynewe 1544
Commezprekande in the presse, with thy prysse knyghttcz,
With pouerte in thi presone theire paynez te drye.
I be-seke ow, sir, say whate owe lykes,
Vhcthire 3e suffyre theme saughte, or sone delyuerde.
Je may haue fore Um senatour sextie herse chargede
Of silucr be Seterdaye, fulle sekyrly payede,
And for the cheefe chauncelere, Um cheualere noble,
Charottez chokkefulle charegyde with golde ; 1552
The remcnaunt of the Romaynez be in areste haldene,
Tille thiere renttez in Reine be rightewissly knawene.
I be-seke ow, sir, ecrtyfye one lordez,
if e wille send thame ouer the see, or kepe thame our
elfene. 1556
s S. rauwsone.

ARTHUR REJOICES AT THE TIDINGS. '

Aile 3out sckyre mene for sothe sounde are by-lcuyde, " An Ah«.
hav eseaped,
Saue sir Ewayne îytz Henry es in t/te side wonddede " 8.ve sir
• who is wouoded.
« {leaf 70]
"Crist be thankyde," quod the kynge, and hys clcre « ki],g rejoiCeSo
modyre,
That 3owe comforthede and helpede be crafte of hyme
selfene ; 1560
Skilfulle skomfyture he skiftez as hym ]ykez, Th« rate of battle,
ho sys, is in th
Is none se skathlye may skape» ne skcwe fro his bandez ; a ,
Desteny and doughtynes of dedys of armes,
Alle es demyd and delto at Dryghtynez wille ! 1564
I kwne the thanke for thy corne, it comfortes vs aile ! H« th,,
knight for his
Sir knyghte," sais the conquerour, "se me Criste helpe  t«i. ,à
• him for reward
I if the for thy thyandez Tolouse the riche, loune.th« city of To-
The telle and tle tachementez, tauernez and otlter, 1568
Tle towne and the tenementez with towrez se hye,
That towchez te tlm temporaltee, whilles my tyme lastez.
Bot say te tlte senatonr I sende hyme tlms wordez, a«.«tor
net be ransomed
Tharo salle no siluer hym saue, bot Ewayne recoucre ; v« si
I had louer see hym synke one the sa]te strandez,
Than the seegge ware seke, tlmt es se sore woundede ;
I salle disseuere that sorte, se me Criste helpe ! 1575 Th others shall
be divided into
Aud sett theme îulle soloEarie, in sere kyngez ]andez : ff«»t
triode
Salle he nouer sownde ste kis seynowres in ome,
Ne sitt in tle assemblé, in syghte wyt] his feris ;
fier it cornes te no kynge t/at conquerour es holdene, ,*hr ho&
te aecept ransom
Te comone with lais captifis fore couatys ofsiluer: 1580 become taot
king.
It corne nouer of knyghthede, knawe it if hyme lyke,
Te carpe of coseri, whene captyfis ere takyne ;
It aughte te no presoners te prese no lordez,
h'e corne in presens of pryncez, whcne partyes are mouede.
Comaunde one constable, the castelle that emes, Tey are te tako
the entor te
That he ho clcnlyche kepedc, and in close haldene ; th« «o«
bid him keep him
tIo salle haue maundement te-morne or myddayo bo
roungene, 15 87
To whatmarche tlmysa]lemerke, w tI mangereto lengene."
T/ay conuaye this captyfe wit] clene mene of amez,
And kend h3mae te tle constable, atts tle kynge Lyddez ; rb« knight8
obey» and tl en

4 ARTIIUR OIIDER8 THE PIIlSONEIS TO IE TAKEN TO £ARI8.

return fo Arhur
t give him the
emperor's mes-
mae.

In the tnornin
Sir Cador and
Inihts are bid
to take the pri-
oners

[leaf 70, back]
t Paris, and o
g]ve tem into
the care of the
provost.

Tbe British
kniht« depart
towards Chartres.

But the emperor
hazl dispatched a
cbostm hand to
intercept them.

And seyne to Arthurc tltey ayre, and egerly hym towchez
The answere of the emperour, irows of dedez. 1592
Thane sir Arthure, one erthe atheliste of oHtere,
At euene al his awene borde auantid lais lordez,1
"3Ie aughte to honour theme in erthe ouer aile other
thyngez,
:That thus in myne absens awnters theme selfene ; 1596
I salle theme luffe whylez I lyffe, so me our Lorde helpe !
And gyfe theme landys full« large,whare theme beste lykes;
Thay salle noghte losse, one lit is layke, 3 i f me lyre happen e,
That thus are lamede for my lufe be Hcis lythe strandez."
1],o in the c]ere dawe3mg , the dere kynge hym selfene
Comaundyd sir Cadore with his dere knyghttes,
Sir Cleremus, sir Cleremonde, with clene mene of armez,
Sir Clowdmm; sir Cle#s, to conuaye theis lordez;1604
Sir ]3oyce and sG" ]3erelle with baners displayede,
Sir ]3awdvyne, sir ]3ryane, and sir ]3edwere tire ryche,
Sir l,a3mahle and sir -,ichere, Rawlaunde chihlyre,
To D'de with the I'omaynes in rowtte wyth theire feres.
"Prekez now preualye to Parys the ryche,
Wyth Petit the pD-ssonere and his priee knyghttez ;
]]e-teche tham tire proueste, in presens of lordez,
O payne and o perelle that pendes there-too, 1612
That they be weisely wachede and in warde holdene,
Vardede of warantizez with wyrchipfulle knyglttez ;
Vagge hyme wyghte mene, and woonde for no siluyre ;
I hafl warnede that wy, be ware 3fie hyme lykes
ow bownes lice ]retones, als lice kynge byddez, 1617
]3uskez theire batelles, theire baners displayez;
To-wardez Chartris they chese, thes cheualrous knyghtt ez,
And in the clampayne lande fulle faire thay eschewede :
flot tire emperour of myghte had ordande hym selfene
Sir Vtolfe and sir Ewandyre, two hononrable kyngez,
Erles of tl, e Oriente, witli austeryne -knyghttez,
Of the awntrouseste mene that to his oste lengede, 1624
Sir Sext)mour of Lyby and senatours many,

TIIE RITON8 FIND THE ENEMY nESIDE A WOOD. 43

The kynge of Surrye hym selle with Sarzynes ynowe,
The senatour of Sutere wyth sowmes fulle huge, 1627
Whas assygnede fo/bat courte be sent of his pcres,
Traise to-warde Troys the tresone  to wyrke,
To hafe be-trappede with a tmyne oure trauelade
knyghttez,
That hade persayfede tiret l'eter af l'arys suhle lenge,
In presonne witlï tlre prouoste, his paynez fo drye. 1632
flir-thi they buskede theme bowrme wit] baners dis-
I,layede,
In the buskayle of his wayc, on Llonkkes fulle hugge ; W»oy te ,
position in the
Planttcz theme in the pathe vit15 powere arrayede, vt «
To pyke vp the presoners fro oure pryse knyghttez.
OE Cadore of Cornewalle comaundez his peris, 1637
• Sir "Clc,6s, sir Clercmus, sir Cleremownnde Ire noble,
"Here es tlm close of Clyme with clewes so hye; $irCador keep,
a sharp look ot»
L,&cz the contree be clore, the corners are large ; 1640
I)iscoueres now sekerly skrogges and otlwr,
That no skathelle in the skroggez skorne vs here-aftyre ;
Loke e skyfte if 8o tlrat vs no skathe lympe,
ffor ha skomfitoure in skoulkery is skomfite euer." 1644
ow//ey hye to the holte, thes harageous knyghttez,
To hcrkene of tle hye mene fo helpene theis lordez ; a,a ai,co,.«r,
fl)'ndez theme helmede hole and horsesyde on stedys, a»a mo.nta.
waiting by the
l{ouande one the hye vaye by the holte hemmes. 1648 «kt o« o.
Vitli knyghttly contenamce Sir Clefs hym selfcne
Kryes fo the companye, and carpes thees wovlez,--
" Es there any kyde kuyghte, kaysere or otler, si «i -
Ienges any knight
Wille kyth for his kynge lufe craftes of armes  165 . aiDoo them to
the combat«
We are comene fro tle kyng of//ris lythe ryche,
That knawene es for conquerozr, corownde in erthe,
His ryche retenuz here alle of his Round Table,
To D'de with tlrat realle in rowtt where hyme lykes ;
We seke justynge of werre, $if any wille happ}m, 1657
Of tlte jolyeste mene ajuggede be lordes ;
 MS. the tre«.n« the treson«.
IIORTE ARTHURE.

• 0 SIR CLEGI'S CH.t-LLENGE.

An erl of tbe
I{man party up-
braids ArUmr
and his knights.

ir C|egs
atwers him»

and boasts that
he will punish
ell the Romane.

He dires three
 itb any knight
whom tey will
end.

Tire king of Syria
insintrates tiret
Sir Clegis may
net be of noble
ancestry.

Sir Clgis replies
cornftd|y

If here be any hatheile mane, erle or other,
That for the empereur lufe wille awntere hym selfene."
And ane erle thane in angere answeres hym sone,--
"Me angers at Arthure, and att his hathelle bierns,
That thus in his erreur ocupyes theis rewmes;
And owtrayes the empereur, his erthely lorde ! 166
The araye and the ryalltez of the Itounde Table
Es wytfi rankour rehersede in rewmes fuile many;
Of oure rentrez of lome syche reucile he haldys, o
]te I salle 3ife resoune fulle rathe, 3ff vs reghte happene,
That many salle repente that in his rowtte D-dez, 1669
flot the reklesse roy so rewlez hym selfene !"
"A !" sais sir Clegis thane, "so me Criste helpe !
I knawe be thi carpynge a cowntere t/te semes !
]ot be thou auditoure, or erle, or emperour thi selfcne,
Apporte Axthurez by-halue I answere the sone : 1674
The renke so realle, that rewilez vs aile,
Tae ryotous mene and he ryche of the Rounde Table,
Ite bas araysede his accownte, and redde aile his roilez,
flot he wyile gyfe a rekenyng that rewe salle aftyre,
That aile the ryche salle repefite that fo ome langez,
Or he rereage be requit  of reutez that he cla3nez !
We crafe of 3out curtaisie three coursez of wcrre, 1681
And claymez of knyghthode, take kepe fo 3our selfene !
e do bott trayne vs fo daye w3oEfi trofelande wordez !
Of syche trauaylande mene trecherye me thynkes ! 1684
Sende owte sadly certayne knyghttez,
Or say me sekerly sothe, ïor-sake ff owe lykes."
hane sais the k)mge of Surry, "Alls saue me oure
Lorde !
if thow hure alle the daye, thou bees noghte delyuerede,
Bot thow sekerly ensure witli eerteyne knyghtez, 1689
That thi cote and thi breste be knawene with lordez,
Of armes of ancestrye, entyrde with londez."
"Sir kyng," sais sir Clegys, "fuile knyghtt]y thow askez:
I trowe it be for eowardys thow earpes thes wordez :
t MS. N'e. 2 Zooks lil,-e requiter in MS.

SIR CLEGIS INFOIDIS SIR CADOR OF THE ENEMY. 1

.Myne armez are of ancestrye enueryde witlï lordez,
And bas in banere bene bonm sene sir Brut tyme ;
At tho cité of Troye tlat tymme was ensegede, 1696
Of te seene in asawtte witl certayne knyghttez,
ffro tlm Borghte broghte vs and alle ourc boldë elders,
Te Bretayne the braddere, witti-in chippe-burdez."
"Sir," sais sir Sextenour, "sayo what the lykez,
And we salle suffyre fim, als vs beste semes ; 1701
Luke thi tmumppez be trussede, and trofu]le m lengere,
fier thoghe tlou tarye alle tle daye, the tyddesno bettyr !
fier there salle neuer I'omayne, tlmt in my rowtt rydcz,
Be with rebawdez rebuykyde, whills I in werlde regme !"
Thane sir Clegis te flse kynge a lyttille enclinede,
Kayres te sir Cadore, and knyghtly hym reliez,-- 1707
" We hafe fotmdene in 3one firthe, floreschede witli leues,
"17e fleur of tlm fa[reste folke t/at te tli foo langez,
• fty thosandez of folke of ferse mene of armez,
Tlmt faire are fewteride on frounte vndyr one fre bowes ;
They are enbuschede one blonkkes, witl baners dis-
playede, 1712
In one bechene wode appone the waye sydes.
Thay hafe the furthe for-serte aile of tke fa[re watyre,
That fayfully of force feghte vs byhowys ;
ttbr thus vs schappes te daye, schortly te telle, 1716
Whedyre we schone or schewe, schyft as tlm lykes."
"hay, '' quod Cador, "se me Criste helpe !
If ware schame tlat we scholde schone for se lytylle !
Sir Lancelott salle neuer laughe, that with the kyng
lengez, 1720
That I su]de lette my waye for lede appone erthe ;
I salle be dedo and vndone af I here dreche,
fier drede of any doggesorte in 3one dyme schawes !"
yr Cadet thane knyghtly eomforthes his pople, 1724
And witl eorage kene he karpes tkes wordes,
"Thynk one the valymmt- prynce tlmt vesettez vs euer»
Vitlï landez and lordcheppez, whare vs beste lykes ;
That bas vs ducherés delte, and dubbyde vs knyghttez,

Ihat his anceslors
were at Ihe iege
of 'fro»'.

Sir Sextenour
dee|ares that tho
I{ornan8 are
rcady for the
fray.

Sir Clegis tells
Sir Cador that a
vast number of
the enemy are
drawn up in tho
wood

[leaf 71, back]

and sugests a
retreat.

Sir Cador scorna
to retreat.

Never shall Sir
Lancelot laugh
at him.

He will die be-
fore he turn back
for any dog's son
of them ail

Sir Cador exhorts
hia men, and. tells
them of the good
deedb of Axthuro

2 SIR (3.DOR ENCOUR.GE8 [IlS

]C do Rnme of
them knights.

To certain of
tl,em he gives
the prioner in
clnan';e.

lfhe is defeated,
they ,re to
vey Inim to morne
castle, or to Ar-
thur.

The Brilish pre*
pare for the fight.

[leaf72]

The flght beglns.

Gffene vs gersoms and golde, and gardwynes many,
Grewhoundez and grett home, and alkyne gamncs,
That gaynez fille any gome, that vndyre God leuez ;
Thynke one riche renoune of the P, ounde Table, 1732
And late it neuer be refte vs fore I',omayne in erthe ;
tïcyne 3ow noghte feynfly, ne frythes no wapyns,
Bot luke 3e fyghte faythefully, frekes 3o«r selfene;
I wahle be wcllyde alle qw)-ke, and quarterde in sondre,
Bot I wyrke my dcde, whils I in wrethe lenge." 1737
han this doughtty duke dubl)yd lais knyghttez,
Ioncke and Askanere, Aladuke and oter,
That ayercz were of Esexe, and alle Hase este marchez ;
I[owelle and I[ardrlfe, happy in armez, 1741
Sir Hcrylle and sir Hcrygalle, t«ise hamgeouse knyghttez.
Than the souerayne assigncde certayne lordez,
Sir 'awayne, sir Vryelle, sir Bc,lwere the ryche, 174
1-aynaIlde and Pichecre, and Rowlandez chil.lyre,--
"Takez kcpe one this prynee with 3oure price knyghtez,
And lire we in t]e stortr withstondene the better,
Standcz hcre in this stedc, and stirrez no forthire ; 1748
And 3ff the chaunce falle that we bee ouer-chagcde,
Eschewes fo some castelle, and chewyse 3"ur selfene ;
Or rydc to the riche kynge 3if 3ow roo happ)me, 1751
And bi.l,le hym corne redily to rcscewe hys biernez."
And than the Bretons brothely enbrassez theire
schcldez,
Iraydez one bacenctez, and buskes thcire launcez.
Thus he fittez his flke, and to the felde rydez,
ffif hundretli one a frounte fwtrede at onez ! 1756
Witli trompes thay trine, and trappede stedes,
ïtli cornettes and clarions, and cleialle notes ;
Schokkes in with a schakke, and schontez no langere,
There schawcs ware scheene vndyr the schire eynez.
And thane the Romaynez rowtte remowes a lyttille,
P, aykes with a rerewarde thas realle knyghttez ; 1762
So raply/]ay ryde thare, that alle the rowte ryngez,
(tf r:,-tes and mnnke st.:le, and ryche glde maylez

THE KINO OF LEBE SLAYS SIR BERILL.

Thane schotte owtte of the schawe schiltrounis many,
With scharpe wapynns of were schotande at ones :
The kynge of Lebe be-fore the wawarde he ledcz, Tac king of LeLe
lead., on tle
And aile his ]e]e ]ige mene o laundone ascriez. 1768
Thane this cruelle kynge castis in fewtire,
Kaghte hym a couerde herse, and his course haldez,
Bcris fo sir Beri]le, and brathely hym hittes,
Berill and la.'
Throwghe golet and goere he hurtez hym ewyne [ hm.
The gome and the grette horsc at the grounde liggez,
And gretez graythely te Gode, and gyffes hym the saule [
Thus es Berelle the bolde broghte owtte of lyue,
And byddcz aftyre beryelle, that hym beste lykez. 1776
And thane sir Cador of Corncwayle es carefltile in bette,
Bc-cause of his kynyse-mane, tl, at thus es myscaryede ;
Vmbeclappes the cors, and kyssez hyme ofte,
Gcrte kepe hym couerte with his clerc knyghttez. 1780
Thane laughes the Lebc kynge, and alle on lowde racles,-- T.« i,,z ,,r
ridicule+ him.
"Jonc lorde es lyghttede ! me lykes the bettyre !
IIc salle noghte dere vs to daye, the deuylle haue [lais]
bones ]"
"]one kyuge," said Cador," karpes fulle large, 178
]3e-cause he killyd thls kene; Criste hafe tl, i saule !
]Ic salle hale corne bote, so me Criste helpe [ SirCador vows
Or I kaire of this coste, we salle encontre ones !
Se may the wynde weile turnne,  quytte hym or ewync,
S[,thely hym selfene, or summ of lais ferez !" 1789
Thane sir Cador the kene knyghttly he wyrkez,
Cryez, "A ! Cornewale," and castez in fewtere,
Girdcz streke thourghe the stour on a stede ryche ! l«
great deed of
Many steryne mane he steride by strenghe of hyme one ! -«.
Whene his spore was sprongene, he spede hym fulle ]erne, wh«
la hrokcl he
Swappede owtte with a swerde, that swykede hyra neu«r, »=t ,,itu iris
aword.
V(roghte wayes fulle wyde, and wounded knyghttez ; 
Vyrkez his inc wayfare fulle werkand sydez, 1797
And hewes of file hardieste halsez in sondyre,
That ail« blendcz witti blode thare his blanke ry-nnez [ "
Se many bierncz thc bolde hroughte owt of lyre, 1800

Sir Cador is »ver-
vhehaed with
grief for hia loss.

 TIIE KIR'G OF LEBE TIIREATER'S SIR CADOR.

Then the kinff of
Lebe ironica||y
praiaes his deeds.

[Icf 72, lck]

The king of Lebe
them.

14o makes Irreat
havoc mong the

}lad hot Sir
Cle¢is and Sir
Clement corne,
the new men had
gone fo nought.

Thon Sir Cador
l)uts his lance in
test, and sttikes
the king of Lobe
fait on thehel-

The heathen king
fails to the

Tittez tirauntez doune, and temez  theizo sadills,
And fumez owte of the toile, whene hym tyme thynkkez !
Thane the Lebe kynge criez fulle lowde
One sir Cador the kene, with cruelle wordez, lB01
"Thowe hase wyrchipe wonne, and wondyde knyghttcz !
Thowe wenes fore thi wightenez the werlde es thy
nowene !
I salle wayte af thyne homde, wy, bc my trowthc !
I haue varnede he wele, be vare 3if the lykez !" 1808
Vitl cornuse and clariones/heis newe ruade knyghttez
L}oEhes vn-to the crye, and castez in fewtire ;
fferkes in one a ffrounte one ffcraunte stedez,
ffcllede af the fyrste corne fyfty att ones ! 1812
Schotte thorowe the schiltrouns, and scheuerede launcez,
Laid doune in the lumppe lordly biernez !
And thus nobilly oure newe mene notez thcire strenghez.
Bot new hotte es onone that noyes me sore. 1816
Thc kyngeof Lobe has laughte a stede that hym lykedc,
And cornes in lordely in lyonez of siluere,
Vmbelappcz the lumpe, and lattes in sondre ;
Many lede with ]ris launce the liffe bas he refede ! 1820
Thus ho chaces the chi]dire of the kyngez chambire,
And killez in te champanyse cheualrous knyghttez !
With a chasynge spere he choppes doune many ! 1823
Thare w sir Alydukc slayne, and Achinourwondydc,
Sir Origge and sir Ermyngalle hewene al to pecez !
And ther was Lcwlyne laughte, and Lcwlyns brothire,
ïth lordêz of Lobe, and ledo to/boire strcnghez :
Ne hade sir Clegis comene, and Clcmente the noble,
Oure newe mene hade gone to noghte, and many m
other.
ane sir Cador Oe kene castez in fewtire 1830
A celle launce and a kene, and fo te kynge rydez,
Hittez hym heghe one the helme with his harde wapene,
That aile the hotte blode of hym fo his hande rynnez .1
The hethcne harageous kyng appone the herbe lyggez,
 .IFS. repeats and temcz.

819 CADOI't 8LAYS TLIE KLNG OF LEBE. 5

And of his hertly hutte helyde he neuêr ! «d orZtr
wounded.
Thane sir Cador tle kene cryez fulle lowde,-- 1836
"Thow bas corne botte, sir kynge, thare God gyfe the Sir C«r tn-
Umlhe over .him.
sorowe
Thow killyde my cosyne, my kare es the lesse !
Kele the nowe in the claye, and comfohe thi selfene !
Thow skomede vs lang ere with thi skornefulle wordcz,
Amd nowe bas thow cheuede soo; it es thye awene
skathe !
Holde at thow hente bas, it harmez bot lyttille,
flbr hethynge es haine holde, vse it who so wi]le."
he kyng of Surry thane es sorowfidle in bette, 1844 neki«
vria, full of
Ç'ie f, asembles
-- fforsake of thissoueraygfie, tat thus wassupprissede; his Saraeens for
vengeance.
Semblede his Sarazenes, and senatours manye :
Vnsaughtyly tey sette thane apponeoure sere knyghttez;
Sir Cador of Cornewaile he cownterez theme sone, 1848 Sir Cador
men slay fifly
With lais kydde companye clenlyche arraycde ; thousand of [hem
t. ooee.
In the frount of the fyrthe, as the waye forthis,
ffyfty thosande of folke was fellide at ones !
Thare was at the assemblé certayne knyghttez, 1852 Certainknights
are eorely wound-
[|eaf 73]
Sore wondede sone appone sere halles ; ed by the sara-
The sekereste Sarzanez that to that sorte lengede, «.
Be-hynde the sadyllcs ware sette sex fotte large ;
They scherde in the schiltrone scheldyde knyghttez,
Schalkes they achotte thrughe schrenkande maylez, Th« tlght rage
furiously.
Thurghe brenys browdene brestez they thirllede,
Brasers burnyste bristez in sondyre ;
Blasons blode and blankes they hewene, 1860 T8 ««
blood.
Witli brandez of browne stele bmnkkand stedez !
The Bretones brothely brittenez so many,
The bente and the brode felde aile one blode rynnys !
]e thane si»" Cayous the kene a capitayne bas wonnene,
Sir Clefs clynges in, and clekes another ; 1865 Sir C]egis tak«s
prisoner the
The capitayne of Cordewa, vndire tle kynge selfene, ti. of Cordova.
That was keye of te kythe of alle tat coste ryche,
Vtolfe and Ewandre, Ioneke had nommene, 1868
Vith the erle of Affryke and otl, er grette lordes.

b6
Sir Cador take
the king of Syria.

The Roman, fly
|nto the forest.

them there.

A few escape to
 catIe.

At-thuts ]ights
eek for their
companiune who
are atain.
Sir Cador bids
them rry them
 the
He s  Pa
th the pri-
qui«.kly rcturne
 thmç

Tlwn be relis him
of the c«e tht
Itas befallen.

They bave fought
and elain maay.

[leaf 75» back]

Divers of their
best knights are
tken pt%oners,

THE I]RITO8 PUT THE ENEMY TO FLIGHT.

he kynge of Surry the kene to sir Cador es 3cldene, 
The synechalle of Sotere to Segramoure hym selfene.
Vhen tire cheualrye saw theire cheftanes nvere
To a cheeïe îoreste they chesene theire wayes, 1873
And fçlede theme so îeynte, they falle in the greues,
In the fer)rune of the fyrthe, fore ferde of oure pople.
Thare myght mene ee the ryche ryde i the schawes,
To rype vpe the Romaynez ruydlyche wondyde, 177
SchooEtes aîtyre roche, harageous knyghttez,
]e humtdrethez they hewede doune be the holte eynys !
Tlms oure chcualro mene chasez the pople ; 1880
Tij a castelle they eschewede a fwe th«tt eschappede.
Thane relyez the rckez of the ounde Table,
flot to ryotte the wode, ther the duke restez ;
IIansakes the ryndez al]e, raughte vp thcirc feres, 1884
That in tlm fightynge be-forc îay waro by-lcuyde.
Sir Cador garte chare the)m, and couere theme faire,
Karie,le theme to the k)mge with his beste knyghttez ;
And p,sez vn-to laresche witli presoners hym se[feue,
Bc-toke theyme the proueste, pryncez and otl«er; 1889
Tase a sope in thc tordre, and taryez no langere,
Bot tournes tytt to tlce k3ge ,and hym wyth tunge telles.
" .Çyr," sais sir Cador, "a caas es be-îal]ene ; 1892
We hale cownterede to day, n ]one coste ryche
Witl] kyngez and.kayseres, krouelle and noble,
And knyghtes and kene men clenlych arayede !
Thay hade at oue foreste forsette vs Lhe wayes, 1896
At the furthe in the fyrthe, with fcrse mene of armes ;
Thare faughtte we n faythe, and foynede wit]ï spcrys,
One felde with thy foo-mene, and fcl]yd theme on lyre.
The kynge of Lebe es laide, and in the flde leuyde,
And manye of his lege menê that yare fo hym langede !
Other lordez are laughte of vncouthe ledes ; 1902
Ve hale lede them af lenge, fo lyf whies t7e lykez.
Si Ytcre and sir Ewayncdyre» theis hono«rable
knyghttez,
: .: ohlene.

ARTHUR IS GRIEVED AT THE LOSS OF IIIS MEY.
Be a nawntere of armes Ioneke bas nommene,
Vit]i erlez of te Orycntte, and austerene knyghttez,
Of awncestrye the beste ment tlat fo tle oste langede ;
The senatour Barous es kaughte with a knyghtte,
The Calitayne of Cornette, that creweile es haldene,
The syneschaile of Sutere vnsaughte wyth tles ortier,
The kynge of Surry hym selfen«, and Sarazenes. 1911
ot fay of ours in the felde a fourtene knyghttcz, But of Arthur's
knights fourteen
I wille noghte feyae ne forbere, bot fa)oEhfully teilene ; are s.
Sir ]erelle es one, a banerette noble, sir Berill waa
kiHed at the
Vas kil]yde at rite fyrste corne witl a lynge ryche ; beginni,,goftho
frayo
Six Alidoyke of Toweile, with his rende knyghtez, 1916
Emange the Turkys was tynte, and in tyme fondene ;
Gude sir Mawreile of 5[aulcez, and Mawrene his brotlwr,
ir Meneduke of Mentoche, witl meruaflous knyghttez."
hane the worthy kynge wrythes, and wcpede with «,
his eghne , 1920 griev«d»
Karpes to his cosyne sir Cador theis wordez,--
" Sir Cador, tlfi corage cofundez vs aile !
Kowardely thow castez owtte aile my beste knyghttez !
To putte mene in perille, it es no pryce holdene, 1924
Bot the partyes ware puruayede, and power, arayede ;
-When they ware stade on a strenghe, tlwu sulde hafc
with-stondene,
Bot if thowc wolde aile my steryne stroye fore the nonys!"
" SIX," sais sir Cador, "e knowe wele jour selfcne ; sir ca«o
le are kynge in this kyttie, karpe whattc ow lykys ! th diguity.
Salle neuer vpbrayde me, t£at to thi burde langes, 1930
That I sulde blyne ïor their boste, thi byddynge fo
wyrehe ;
Whene any stixttez to stale, stuffe tlame tle bettere,
Ore thei wille be stonayede, and stroyede in ]one strayt
londez. 1933
I dide my delygens fo daye, I doo me one lordez,
And in daungere of dede fore dyuerse knyghttez,
I hafe no grace to tld gree, bot syche grett wordez; 1936 tim
by uch hard
 .MS. eughne.

the senator
arotms, the
king of Syria, the
seneschal of
Suter.

He bas only done
his duty

57

and speaks  his
cousin Sir Cado¢
bitter words.

8 THE E3IPEROR IS ANGRY AT THE DEFEAT.

Then Arthur re-
tractt.
He acknowledges
Cadr bas done
hit duty.

He is one f the
bravett of the
and heir apparent
to the throae.
['leaf
Tbcn he makes 
noble feast in his
own tent for the
knights who.
xvere engaged in
tbe fight.

But the senators
of Rome tell the
eperor )f the
deIeat of his men.

He bas been be-
trayed by those
be tusted mobt.

Then the
pcror iu very
wroth.

He OE««emb|e« a
c-uncil of war.

lle tells them his
porpose fo go
iJtto Saxony,

and enterinto
Augusta,

to riot and revel
till the arrival of
Sir l.eo ad the
Iords of Lom-
bardy.

ff I heuen my herte, my hape es no bettyre."
ofe sir Arthure ware angerde, he ansuers fah'e,
"Thow bas doughttily dotm«, sir duke, wlth thi bandez,
And bas donne thy deuer witlï my dere knyghttez ;
ffor-thy thow arte demyde, with dukcs and erlez, 1941
ffor one of tle doughtyeste that dubbede was eucr !
Thare es none ischewe of vs, on this erthe sprongene ;
Thow arte al)parant to be ayere, arc one of thi chihlyre ;
Thow arte my sister sorte, for-sake salle I neuer !" 1945
itane gerte he in his awene tente u table he serte,
And tryede in with tromppez trauaillcde biernez ;
Serfêde them solempnely vith selkouthe metez, 19t8
Swythe senaly insyghte with syluerene dischees.
Whene the senato«rs harde saye tiret it so happenede,
They saide to//«e emperour, "thi seggez are supi,ryssede !
Sir Arthure, thyne enmy bas owterayede tld lordez,
That rode for tl«e rescowe of one riche knyghttez ! 1953
Thowdosse bot ty»nez thi tyme, and turmenttez tl«i poplc;
Thow arte be-trayede of thi tuerie, that moste thow on
traystcdê.
That schalle turne the to tene and torfere for eucr." 1956
Than the emperour irus was angerde at his herte,
ff,»r oure valyant biernez siche prowesche had wonnene.
Witlï kynge and with kaysere fo consayle they wende,
Souerayngez of Sarazenez, and senatours manye i 1960
Thus he semblez fulle sorte certayne lordez,
And in the assemble thane he sais them theis wordez,--
"My herte sothely es sette, assente if owe ]ykes,
To seke in-to Sexone, witlt my sekyre knyghttez, 196
To fyghte witlï my foo-mene, if fortune me happene.,
ff I may fynde the freke with-in the fou.re haluez ;
Or entire in-to Awguste awnters to seke, 1967
And byde witlï my balde mene w it/-in the burghe ryche;
lAste vs and reuelle, and ryotte oure selfene,
Lende thare in delytte in lordechippez ynewe,
To sir Leo be comene with aile his lele knyghtez, 1971
Witlï lordez of Lumberdye, to lette hyme lice wayes."

ARTIIUR GOES TO SAXOX'Y. 59

ŒE, t owre wyese kyng es warre te wayttene his renkes,
And wyesly by tire woddez voydez his este ;
Gerte felschene his fyrez, flawmande fulle heghe,
Trussene fulle traystely, and treunt there-aftyre. 1976
Setl«ene in-te Sessoyne, he soughte al the gayneste, takes th« B«-
est road into
And at the surs of the sonne disseuerez his knyghttez : Saxony;
fforsette theme the cité appone scre halfez,
So-daynly on iche halfe, wit]5 seuene grett stales. 1980
the city with
Anely in the vale a vawewarde enbusches ; eve bands.
Sir Vtyant of Vylc%, witli valyant knyghttez,
De-fore te kyngez visage rnade siche avowez,
Te venquyse by victorie the vescownte of Roue ! 1984
ffor-thi the kynge chargez hym, what chaunce se be-falle,
Cheftayne of lice cheekke, with cheualrous knyghttez,
And sythyne meles with mouthe, that he moste traistcz ;
Demenys the medylwarde menskfully hyme selfene,
frittes his fote-rnene, ails hym faire thynkkcs ; 1989
On frounte in the fore breste, the flouer of his knyghtez,
l[is archers on aythere halle he ordaynede ther-aflyre He
archers on eithtr
flank ;
Te schake in a sheltroSe, te schotte whene thame lykez ; 07, back]
][e arrayed in the rerewarde fulle rialle knyghtez, «s
knights fr a
With renkkes renownnd of tle Pounde Table, rearguard.
Six Raynalde, sir Richere, that rade was neuer,
The riche duke of Rowne wyt[h] ryders ynewe ; 1996
Six Cayous, sir Clegis, and clene mene of armes,
The kyng castes te kepe be thaa clere strandes.
Sir Lott and sir Launcelotte,/bise lordly knyghttez,
S'le lenge on his lefte hande, wyth legyones ynewe,
Te meue in the morne-while, if the myste happynne ;
Sir Cadet of Cornewaile, and his kene knyghtez,
Te kcpe at the karfuke, te close in/ler othere :
He plantez in siche placez pryncez and erlez, 2004
That no powere sulde passe be no preué wayes.
ot the empereur onone, with honourable knyghtez
And erlez, enteres the vale, awnters te seke,
And fyndez sir Arthure with hostez arayede ;
And al his in-corne, te ekkene his sorowe,

King Arthur, geto
tinR' intelligence
of this. with-
draws his rnen
secretly by the
woods ;

Sir Valiant males
a VOW to van-
quish the vis-
cotmt of Reine.

The king
hirn comrnaml of
the vanguard ;

he himself directs
the centre.

The emperor and
his knights
quickly enter the
raie in :earch of
2008
He finds Arthur's
host drawn up in
battle array,

Sir Lott and Sir
Lancelot com-
mand a band 01
the leR hand,
which is te more
in the mist of
early morning.
Sir Cadet and
men are te keep
guard over thc
passes.

0 LUIU PREPARES FOR TE BATTLE.

and all the posi-
tiuns ocupied.

Then Sir Lucius
dechres with
wrath that thcre
is no way else but
to fight, for fly
ho may hot.

fie arrays
l'ch {omals.

The vicount
iu tle van.

He hoists his
tandard, the
golden dragon
enamelled wth
e..les.
Ïhey drink and
nake mrry,

Sir Lu¢ius ex-
Imrts them to
think on the
reat renown of
l,mehow it
h.«d conquered all
Chritndvm,

['leaf 75]

mffid ail the land
et the aracen_%
frorn Jaffa Io the
gares of Par4ise.

Without doubt
they will quickly
redute tb.e
rebet.

(-)lll burlyche bolde kynge appone the bente howes,
Vith his bataile one brede, and baners displayede.
t[e hade tl«e cetWfor-sett appone sere halfes, 2012
]3othe the clewez and tl«e clyfez witl clene meneof armez
The mosse and tlm marrasse, the rnounttez so hye,
Witi gret rnultytude of mene, to mm're h3un in
xvayes.
'hene st'r Lucius secs, he sais to his lortlez, 2016
"This traytour bas treunt this tresone to wyrche !
IIe bas the ceté forsett appone sere halfez,
Aile tle clewez and the cleyffez witl clene mcne of armez
IIere es no waye i-wys, ne no wytt elles, 2020
]3ot feghte with oure foo-mene, for flee may we neucr !
Thane this D'che mane rathê arayes his bycrncz,
Rewlede lais I:oma3mez , and realle knyghtez ;
J3uschez in the avawmewarde the vescounte of l,ome,
ffro Viterbe to Venyse, theis valyante knyghtez : 2025
Dresses vp dxedfully the dragone of golde,
Witli egles alouer, enamelede of sable ;
I)ra'ene dreghely the wyne, and dr3uakyne thare-aftyre,
Dukkcz and dusseperez, dubbede knyghtez, 2029
flbr dauncesyngc of I)uche-mene, and dynnyngc of pypez,
Aile dynned fore dyne that in tle dalc houede.
nd thane sir Lucius on lowde said lordlyche wordez,
• "Th3uake one the mythe renownne of our ryche
fadyrs ; 2033
And the riatours of 12,orne, tl, at regnede witl lordez
Ad the renkez ouer-rane aile that rcgnede in erthe,
]ncrochede alle Cristyndomê be craftes of armes
In eueriche a viage the victorie was haldene ; 2037
In sette aile the Sarazenes with-in seuene wyntter,
The parte ffxo the porte Iaffe to Paradyse atez
"Eaoghe a rew-me be rebeite, we rekke it bot loEtille
It es resone and righte the renke be rcstreynede ! 20tl
Do «:ressê wê thare-fo% and byde wê no langerê,
flore dredlesse witl«-owttyne dowtte, the daye scha]le be
ourcz . '

TLIE VISCOUNT OF VALE.C'E IS ILALN'.

6l

Whene theise wordez was saide, the Valsche kynge
hym selfcne 2044
Vhas warre of this wyderwyn«, that werrayedo his
knyghttez :
Brothely in the vale with voyce he ascryez,--
"Viscownte of Valewnce, enuyous of dedys,
The va.ssallage of Viterbe fo daye schalle be reuengcde !
Vnuenquiste for this place voyde schalle I neuer !"
Thane the vyscoxwate valiante, with a uoyse noble,
boldly prepares
Auoyeddyde the avawewarde, enuerounde his horse ; for th« fray.
He drissede in a dcrfe schelde, endenttyd wit sable,
Vit]ï a dragone engowschede, dredfulle fo schewe, 2053
d,-agon devour-
Deuorande a dolph3me witi dolefulle lates, inç a dolphin.
In seyne that oure soueraygne sulde be distroyede,
And alle donc of dawez with dynttez of swerddez ;
flot thare es noghte bot dede thare the dragone es raissede !
Thane the comlyche kynge castez in fewtyre, 2058 Tl,« in
hia lance in rest,
Witli a crewelle launce cowpez fulle euene nd piere him
through
A-bowne tte spayre  a spanne, emange t he schortte rybbys, "
That the splent and the spleene on the spere lengez !
The blode sprente owtte and sprede as the horse spryngez,
And he sproulez fulle spakely, bot spekes he no more!
And thus bas sir Valyant haldene his a-vowez, 2064
Valiant kept his
And venqwyste the viscownte, tate victor was haldcne ! o.
Thane sir Ewayne sir Fytz Vriene ffulle enkerlye rydez si
a bold attempt to
Onone to the empero«r his egle to towche ; reach the
peror.
Thrughe his brode bataile he buskes be-lyfe, 2068
]raydez owt his brande with a blytl] chere,
lcuerssede it redelye, and awaye rydys ;
flbrkez in wit]ï the fewle in his faire bandez,
And frittez in freely one frounte with his feris. 2072
lgow buskez sir Launcelot, and braydez ful]e euene
the lr4
To sir Lucb«s the lorde, and lothelye hyme hyttez ;
Thurghe pawnce and platez he percede the maylez,
That the prowde penselle in his pawnche lengez ! 2076
The hede haylede owtt be-hyade ane haffe fote large,
 lIS. swreddcz.  MS. te spayre the spayerc.

Arthur eall. upon
the vscount of
Valence, and
threatena him

:] L&NCELOT ELAYE THE EMPEROR.

Sir Lott rejoiees
that his turn i

[leaf 75, back]

Ite sla. s a giant,

and many war-

The British bow-
men dicharge
tbeir arrows.

The Dutchmen
ti-ow datte.

by the sharp

But the glants
make a terrible
cltare»

Thurghe hawberke and hanche, with the harde wapyne !
The stede and the steryne mane strykes to the grownde,
8trake downe a standerde, and fo his stale wendez !
"Me ]ykêz wêle," sais sir Lotli, "3one lordez are
delyuerede ! 2081
The lott lêngez nowe on me, with leue of my lorde :
To day salle my naine be laide, and m a- life aftyre,
Bot some leppe fro the lyfe, that one 3one ]awnde houez !"
Thane strekez the ster3me , and streynys his brydylle,
Strykez in-to the stowre on a stede D'che,
Enjoynede with a geaunt, and jaggede h3an thorowe !
Jolyly this gentille for-justede a-nother, 2088
Wroghte wayes fulle wyde, werrayande knyghtez,
And wondes alle vathely, that in the 'aye stondez !
ffyghttez with alle the ffrappe a furlange of waye,
ffelled fele apporte felde vith his faire wapene, 2092
Venqwiste and bas the victorie of valyaunt knyghtez,
And alle enverounde the vale, and voyde whcne hym
likede !
hane bowmene of Bretayne brothely ther-aftyre
13ckerde with bregaudez of ferre in tha laundez,
With flonez fleterede tlmy ilitt fulle frescly tlter frkez,
ffichene with fetheris thurghe the fyne maylez :
Biche flyttynge es foule tlmt so tlte flesche derys,
That flowe o ferrome in flawnkkes of stedez ; 2100
Dartes the Duche-mene daltene a]aynes,
Witli derfe dynttez of dede, dagges thurghe scheldez;
Qwarelles qwayntly swappez thorowe 1.'nyghtez,
With ir3me so wekyrly, that wynche they neuer. 210
So they scherenkene fore schotte of the scharppe arowes,
That alle the scheltrone schonte, and schoderide at ones !
Thane riche stedes rependez, and rasches one armes ;
The hale howndrcthe one hye appone heyghe lygges,
Bott itte the hathelieste on hy, ha3oEhene and other;
Alle hoursches ouer hede harmes to xTrke. 2110
And alle theis geauntez be-fore, engenderide witl fendez,
Ioynez on sir Icnitalle, and gentille knyghtez,

AIVI'IfUR CU'I'S DOWN TL[E GIANT GOLA.PAS.

63

With clubbez of clene stele clcnkkede in helmes, an wlth the|r
teel clubs de. tro.
Caschede doune crestez, and craschede bray-nez; ma.y knights
on white teeda.
Kyllede cou[r]sers and couerde stedes, 2115
Choppode thurghe eheualers one chalke-whytte stedez.
Vas neuer stele ne stede myghte stande them a-ayncz, N«,thing ean
stand against
Bot stonays and strykez doune, that in the stale houys, t«,,,,t,,
thur comes.
Tille the conquerour corne witlï his kene knyghttez,
With erewelle eontenaunce he cryede fulle lo'de,--
"I wende no ]3retones walde bee bassehede for so l:oEti/le, m
lhem,
And fore bare-legyde boyes, that one the bente houys ! »
e clekys owtte Collbrande fulle clenlyche burneschte, anà Vlucki,
Colbrand, quic|d$
cuts the giant
Graythos hyme fo Golapa, that greuyde moste  ,«w in
Kuttes hyme euene by the knees c]enly in sondyre, at the knee,
"Corne downe," quod the kyaage, "and karpe to thy ferys !
Thowe arte fo hye by the halle, I hete fhe in trouthe ! tm m
too high b." half.
Thow salle be handsomere in hye, with the he]pe of my
Lorde !" 2128
With that stelene brande he strake ofe his hede. Thon h«
o hi head-
Sterynly in that stoure he strykes a-nother.
Thus he settez on seuene witi his sekyre knyghttez : te
He and
Vhylles sexty ware seruede soo, ne sessede they neuer  t ,t ,it
" giahs.
And thus at the joynenyge the geauntez are distroyede,
And at that journey for-justede with gentille lordez.
Than the lomaynes, and the rennkkez of the lounde T«
rally and make
l'able» a liercm
l,ewles theme in arraye, rerewarde ande other, 2136
Vit/i wyghte wapynez of wcrre» thay wroghtene one
helmes,
Rittez witl rannke stele fulle ryalle maylez ;
Bot they fitt  theme fayre, thes frekk byernez,
ffcwters in freely one ffemunte stedes, 2140
ffoynes fulle felly wit]a flyschande speris,
ffretene of orfrayes feste appone scheldez.
So fele fay es in fyghte appone the felde leuyde, 2143 Soma
dead on the tleld,
That iche a ftrthe in the firtie of rede blode rynnys ! thé« 
in the forest run
]3y that swyftely ont swarthe the swett es by-leuede, with rcd. bIood.
 Or fut.

SIR CAYOUS WOU.DED BY A COWARD.

The Romans
begn to retreat,
and Arthur
presses oa them.

Sir Payons, Sir
Cle«is, and their
men slav fivv
hundred.

Sir Cayous rides
to a king and
thrusts him
tl,rough with his

hut is sorely
coward kni'ght.

Swerdez swangene in two, swcltand knyghtez
Lyes wyde opyne welterande one walopande stedez ;
Vondes of wale mcne werkande sydys, 21t8
ffacez feteled vn-faire in filterede lakes,
Alle craysed for-trodyne xvit]5 trappede stedez,
The faireste fygured folde 1 that fygurede was eue»;
Ats ferre alls a furlange, a thosan«le af ones ! 2152
]e than the P, omaynez ware rebuykyde a lyttille,
Vith-drawes thcyme drerely, and dreches no lengam ;
Oure prynce with his powcre persewes theyme aftyre,
Prekez one 2 the proudeste with his price knyghttez.
Sir Kayous, sir Clefs, wit]5 clene mene of armez, 2157
Encontcrs theme af the c]yffe with clenc mcne of armes ;
ffyghttes faste in te rth, frythes no wapene,
ffelled at te firste corne fyfe hundrethe af ones !
And when they fande thcan foresett witli oure fors
knyghtez, 2161
ffewe mene agayne fcle mot fyche theme bettyre ;
ffeghttez with alle tbe frappe, foynes witb speres,
And faughte with the frekkeste tht to Fraunce langcz.
Iot sir Kayo«s the kene castis in fewtyre,
Chasez one a corsere, and to a kynge rydys ; .°166
With a launce of Lettowe he thirllez his sydez,
That the lyuer and the lunggez on the launce lengez.
The schafte sc[h]odyrde and schott in the schire byerne,
And soughte thorowowte tbe schelde, and in the schalke
rystez.
Bot Kayos at the in-corne was kepyd va-fayre
Vith a cowarde knyghte of the kythe ryche ; 2172
At the turnynge that tym the traytore hym hitte
In thorowe the felcttes, and in the flawnke aftyre,
That the boustous launce the bewells attamede,
TTat braste at the brawly-nge, and brake in te myddy
Sir Kayos knewe wele, be that kyde wounde, 2177
That he as dede of the dynte, and donc owte of lyfe.
 Or felde.  Or over.

DEATH OF SIR CAYOUS. 

Than he raykcs in arraye and one rawe rydez,
Ono this ryalle his dedc to reuenge ; 2180
"Kepe the, cowarde," and calles hyra sone,
Cleues hyra wyth his clere brande clenliche in sondire !
" Hadde thow wele delte thy dynt witti thi bandes,
I hade for-geffene te ray dcde, be Crist now of hewyne !"
tIe weyndes fo the wyese kynge, and wynly hym gretes,
king, tetls him he
"I ara wathely woundide, waresche raone I neuer ! is mortally
wounded,and bids
Virke nowe thi wirchipe, as the worlde askes, him greetwellthe
queen, the ladies
And brynge rae to beryelle, byd I no raore ! 2188
Grete wele ray llye the qwene, 3ife tle werlde happyne,
And alle the burliche birdes that to hix boue lengez,
And ray worthily weffe, tlmt wrethide rae neuer,
Bid hire fore hir wyrchipe wirke for ray saulle !" 2192
The kmgez confessour corae,wit Criste inhis bandes,
king's confessor
ffor to comforthe the knyghte, kende hyra te wordes, to coro
kight.
The knyghte coueride on his knees with a kmmt herte,
And caughte his Creato«re tlat comfurthes vs alle !
Thane rcmmes tle riche kynge fore rewthe at his herte, he ^hu. fU
of grief, rushes
Rydes in-to rowte his dede to reuenge ; into rb« fray to
avenge him.
I)resedc in-to the plumpe, and witl a prynce raetes,
That wv.ç ayere of Egipt in thos este raarches ; 2200
Cloues hym witl Collbrande clenlyche in sondyre !
Egyptia prince
]te broches euene thorowe the byerne, and t/e sadille
bristes,
And at t]m bake of te blonke tle bewelles entaraede !
hlanly in his raaly[n]coly he raetes a-nother, 2204
in half,
The raedille of tlmt myghtty, tlat bym rayche greuede ;
]te raerkcs thurghe the raaylez the rayddes in sond}oEe,
That the rayddys of te raane on the raoute fallez,
17e totler halle of the haunche on the horse leuyde.
Of tlat hutte, ails I hope, heles he neuer ! 2209
He schotte thorowe the schiltrouns with his scharpe
way through the
,vapenP battle, cuting
men in sunder,
Schalkez he schrede thurghe, and schrenkede raaylez ;
banners,
aneres he bare down»e, bryttenede scheldes, 2212
}foRTE ARTIIURE.

(] SIR BEDYEPE 18 8LAIN.
a,,d fl» ]rothely with broe stele s brethe he thare vrekes ;
wreaking 
,th ,., hi f. Vrothely he ythts by wyghtnesse of strenghe,
roundes these whydemv, weayede yght,
Threppede thorowe the thykkys thrne s, 2216
Tgez toly in the thrange, and chis euene aftyre !
Sir Gawainegoes ane sir Gawayne the gude, th Trchipfe
foard and mee
w ith tl¢ emror, knyghttez,
Veez in the a-vawewarde be tha wodde hemmy ;
Was aoee of sir Lcius, one lade there he houys,
With lordez and gge mene, that to he seffc lengede.
Thane the emperour eerly kes hym sonne, 2222
"at e thow, Gawae, ke with t wapyne 
pe,f ;1 I wat be t auer3mge , thow wez afto sorowe ;
I salle be xokyne on thi wrethe, fore aile t ete
wordez ?"
L,,«i,, .ifl, bU He laughte oxte a lange swerde, and luyschede one
Iang swo
d sir LyoneHe  the lade, lordcly h) strykes,
][ittes h on the hede, t],at the helme bfistis ; 2228
Httes s berne-pane an hannde-brede large !
Th he lay one the lumppe, and lordlye theme seruede,
Vondide worty wircpfle yghttez !
ghttcz wiff Florefit that bes es of swerdcz, 2232
Te the fomde blode te  fys rn !
Thane t]e Roma releuyde, t/car are ware rebuykkyde,
d alle toemttys oe mene with thee rte horsses ;
flore they see thae chefia)e be chauffede so sore,
They chasse and choppe doe oe ch euao knygb t  !
S Bedwere was bome thurghe, d his broe thyrlled%
Wit a bm'lyche bmnnde, brode at he ls ;
The ryaHe rae stele to his her ryys, 2240
d he ch to the erthe, .he es the more [
Thane the conquerour te kepe, d corne lh 
seugh
To reschewe the ryche mene of the de Table,
To ooEtmye the emperour, ff aunte it schewe» 2244
Ew)e fo the eglc, and " ¢rthe !" askD-es.

l,il,ful khights.

Then A-thut
cornes to thO

ARTHUIt /SLAYS TIIE EMPF_J{OB. 67

The empereur thane egerly at Arthure he strykez,
Awkwarde on the vmbrere, and egerly hym hittez !
The nakyde swerde at the ne.se noyes hym sare, 2248
The blode of [the] bolde kynge ouer tlte bresto rynnys,
:Beblede af the brode schelde and the bryghte mayles !
Oure bolde kyngc bowes the blonke be the bryghte brydylle,
Vith his burlyche brande a buffette hym rechcs, 2252 ^th.r gi,- m,im
• a buffet that cuta
Thourghethebreneandtebrestewit]« hisbryghtcwap)me, through
cuirase
O-slante doune fro the slote he slyttes at ones ! breaat.
Thus endys the empereur of Arthure hondes, si
and the Romm,a
And al]e his austeryne este/lmre-ofe ware affrayede ! y-
New they fcrke te the fyrthe, a fewe that are lcuede,
fier ferdnesse of oure folke, by the fresche strandez !
The fleure of oure ferse mene one fferant stedez
fft,lowes frekly on the frekes, thate ffmyede waa neuer. ^m,..
pursue them.
Thane te kyde conquerour cryes fulle lowde, 2261
"Cosyne of Cornewafle, take kepe te tli selfene,
That no captayne be kepyde for none siluer, Te king bida
tbem take venge-
Or sir Kayous dede "ve cruelly vengede i" 0064 
•   Cayou.
"Nay," sais sir Cador, "se me Cryste helpe ! lqir Cadet de-
elarea that he
Thare ne es kaysere ne kynge, tt vdire Criste ryngnes, im Vre neitber
king hot kaiaer.
27«at I ne schalle kille colde dede be crafte of myhan«ez.
Thare myghte mene sec chiftaynes, on chalke whitte stedez,
Choppe doune in the chaaa cheualD-e noble ; 2269
omaynes the rycheste and D-alle kyngea,
Braste with ranke stele theire rybbys in sondyre  Oet
A fearful carnage
P, raynes fore-brustene thurghe burneste helmes, 2272 toow.
Vith brandez for-brittenede one brede in the latmdez.
Thcy hewede doun,, haythenem enewith hiltede swerdez,
hewn down by
]e hole hundrethez on hye, by the holte eynyes !
Thare myghte no siluer thaym saue, ne socoure theire
1)ams, 2276
Sowdane ne Sarazene, ne senatour of Rome !
Thane releuis the renkes of the Rmmde Table,
e Hte riche reuare that rynnys so faire ;
Lugcgez thasqu luflye by tha lyghte strandez, 2280
£11c on lawe in the lawnde, thas lordlyche byernes.

TI,e trlperr
«trike Artl,ur on
tbe vior, and
wouud hia uoe.

68

Arthur's men
plunder the nch
c««mp of the

dromedariee,
milk-white mules»
and many mar*
vellous beste are

The bodieq of the
emperor and
tbe chief men of
Borne are em-
balmed and
wrapped in lea

enclosed in
chests, and sent
to Rome with.
their bannere
over them.

corne barefoot
and kneel before
tJae t'onquerOr.

ARTHUR HAS THE E[PEROR'S BODY EBALMED,
Thay kae to tire karyage, and te -ha them likes,
Kees and sekadrs, d co fe che,
Hekes, d haenays, and boxes of aes, 2284
" Howsge and herboege of heythene kz ;
They ewe o of omondaes de lordes,
[oyez mylke wtte, and meayo bz,
Eaydes, d aabys, and olyfatez nobl% 2288
Ther are of the Oent, with honourable
ot sir 'the onone aye th-afte
Ee to tle emperou»
Laughte hymvpe fle louelyly th loroeyche yghttez,
d ledde he to tle layere, thare the kg 13g.
Thane harawdez heghely, at h of the lordes,
Hts vpe the hahemene, that on hegh 13ges,
The Sowdane of Suy, and ceae kg, 2296
Sexty of the cheefe senatours of Rome.
Thane they bussches and baede thaire honourche
kg,
Sewed theme  sende sexti-fade aftc,
Lappede them  lede, lesoe that they schde 2300
Chage or chae,
Closed  kystys clene -to Rome,
With thee bane a-boe, the ba there-d3e,
In wha countr t/aykae that knyghtsmygh awe
Iche kge   colou,  kyth whare [he] lengede.
Onone one the secounde ye, sorte by the morne,
Twa setours ther corne, and cea3me knyghtz,
Hoes fro the hethe, ouer tlm holte ees, 2308
Barefote ouer tbe nte, with brondes so che,
Bow to the bolde kge, and bid hym the s,
ete he e bang the or hedde, or halde
theyme on lyfe ; 2311
Knelyde -fore tlm conquerour h kes aUone ;
Vith e connaunce/ay karpide/hese wordcs,
"Twa senatours we are, t subgettez of Rome,
That h sauede oure lyfe by tlme salte strdys
]Iyd vs tc heghe wode, thurghe tle helpyng,' of Cstc ;

eek th of ocoe, a ou«e nd lode i
Grante v lyffe and 1)e with lebeme hee,
ffor hh lb that the lente this lordchipe  ehe !"
"I graunte," qd [the] de kynge, "thghe ace of
them thir liv
my selfene, 2320 on ndition of
their ing
I gifle ]owe lyfie and le, and leue for  pse,
So le doo my meage menskefy at Rome,
That ilke charge that I ow iffe here Le-fore my cheeffe
knyghttez."
"Ils, h the oenatom, "that salle we ee, _3_4
Sekerly Le oe trowhes thi sayenges to fe ;
We salle lett for no lede tl, at lyff  ehe,
flore pape, ne for potestate, ne p'nce so noble,
That ne salle lelely in lande thi lettres pmnounce, 2328
llbr duke ne fore depere, to dye in the pae
hane the baneretz of reta)me broghte theme to e
r to shav¢
Oeir nubmiio.
There burs we boxmne, wit bms one lofte,
Viff warme watire  i-s they wette thcme fulle aorte ;
They schoucne thea achalkea schappcly ther-afi),
To rekkene theis Roma)mes recreaunt and ohlene ;
ffor-thy schoue they thcme to achewe, for skote of
O.
ey coupyhle the kystys on kameles be4e, 2336
ehta on mel
On sea and aabyes, theis honouraLle kyngea ;
The emperou for honore, aile by h one, 
y, for ho,
Eueae aHone aae ]ate, hys egle owtt ouïe ; i,
elephant,
" -re are te yst," u the yne, « aire oue s,,
them
tbat they have
 OZ  broht the ar-
dne
Te £axe and he treLatte f ne schre te,  e.
Saye to he enatore, he c£é hat ees,
a IS. wnrfire.

0 AIITHUR BURIES LtIS DEAD KNIGIIT8.

This is the only
ribute they wi|l
ever get from
him.

They lrform
Arthur's mesaage
s be tlirected.

They ]qave
|,rought the taxe
fr.m Fnglald and
lreland, ad ail
the west.

['leaf 7, back]
They declare that
they bave surfer-
cd defeat and
g, eat Ioss,

and  the

This great hattle
betwee Arthur
and the Romans
was fou£']tt in te
calends f My.

Attirer buries his
knighta,

Sir Pedere at
I.ayonne,
Sir Cayous at
Came.

Bott byde theme neuere be 80 bolde, whylles my blode
regnes, 2348
F_.fte for to brawlle t]«eme for my brode landez,
:Ne to aske trybut ne taxe be nakyne tytle,
Bot syche tresoure as this, whilles my tyme lastez."
owe they raike to Rome the redyeste wayes, 2352
Knylles in the Capatoylle, and comowns assembles,
Souerayngez and senatours, the cet that emes ;
Be-kende theme the caD-age , kystis and otIer, 2355
.lls he conquerour comaunde with cruelle wordes.
"We hafe trystily trayuellede ],is tributte to feche,
The taxe and the trewage of fowre sco wyntes,
Of I[n]glande, of I_relandc and alle t/dr ooEt illes,
That Arthure in the Occedente ocupyes att ones. 2360
He byddis ow neuere be so bol«le, whills his blodc rees,
To brawle ]owe fore Bretayne ne his brode landes,
'e aske hyme trcbute ne taxe be nonkyns title,
lIot syche tresoure as tl, whi]Js his tyme lastis. 2364
We haffe foughttene in ffrance, and vs es foule haiicnede ,
And alle oure myche faire folke faye are by-leuede !
Eschappide thcre ne cheuallrye, ne cheftaynes noher,
Bott choppede downne in the chasse, syclm chawnse es
bc-fallene ! 2368
Y'e rede e store owe of stone, and stuffene jour wallcs :
,»w vakkcns wandrethe and 'erre ; be vare, if ow
lykes !"
a the kalendez of [aye this caas es be-fallene: 2371
The roy ryattc rcnomdc, with his Rownde Table,
One the coste of Costantyne by te clere strandcz,
l[as the lomaynes ryche rebuykede for euer !
W'hene he hade foughttene in Fraunce, and the felde
vOILIleIl8»
And fersely his fooraene fellde owtte of lyre, 2376
Ite bydes for the beryenge of his bolde knyghtez,
That in batelle witli brandez ware broughte owte of lyre.
He beD'es at Bayone sir Bedwere the ryche ;
Thc cors of Kayone te kene at Came es be-l«mefede,

ARTHUR DESIRES TIIE DUCHY OF LORRAINE. 71

Koueride with a crystalle clenly aile ouer ; 2381
IIis fadyre conqueride that kyth knyghtly with hondes.
Seyne in Burgoyne he bade to bery mo knyghttez,
Sir Berade and Bawdwyne, sir Bedwar tire rychc,
Gud sir Cador at Came, as his kynde askes.
Thane sir Arthure onone, in the Auguste ther-aftyre, In the
aRer Arthur en-
]ntres to Almayne wyth ostez arrayed ; 2357 tr, i,tto
Lengez at Lusscheburghe, to lechene hys knyghttez, nna ta nt
Luxenburg fo
V(itli his lele ligge mene, as lorde in his awene, best hia knights.
And on Chïist,,fre daye a concelle ho hahlez, He holdsa coun
cil to de ise how
V'ithe kynges and kaysers, clerkkes and other, be may conquer
al| the territm T
Comandcz them kenely to caste aile theire wittys, 2392 tt
IIow he mayco«quere bycrafte the kythe t]at heclaymes.
Bot the coquerour kene, curtais and noble,
Karpes in the concelle theys knyghtly wordez, He --e 
speech m the
"l lere esa knyghte in theis kleuys, enclesside wit]] hilles, eo«|. aying
that ]te mueh de-
That I haue cowayte to knawe, be-cause of his wordcz, i«. t|,e
aiona of the duko
of Lorraine,
That es Lorayne the lele,  kepe noghte to layne ;
The 1,-rdchipe es louely, as ledes me telles. 2399
I wille that ducherye devyse, and dele as me lykes,
And seyne dresse wytl] the duke, if destyny suffre :
The renke rebelle bas bene vn-to my Rownde Table,
P, edy aye with Romaynes, and ryotte my landes !
"We sall rekkene fulle rathe, if resone so happene, 2404 Fn o» win |,
reckon who bas
Who bas D'ghte to/bat rente, by ryche Gode of heuene ! ght t the
Thane wilIe I by Lumbardye lykande to schawe, A.«wd hc
will go fo l.cm-
Sett lawe in the lande, that laste salle euer ; bardy and
riait the
The tyrauntez of T«rkayne tcmpeste a littyile, 2408 oT.key,

who ha long been
a rebel to b»s
Round Table.

Talke with the tempemile, whil]es my tyme ]astez ;
I gyffe my prottccciofie to aile the pope landez,
My ryche penseile of pes my pople to schewe.
It es a foly to offende oure fadyr vndire Gode, 2412
OwH, er Peter or 1-'aule, tha postles of Rome.
if we spare the spirituelle, we spede bot the bettire ;
Vhiils we haue for to speke, spille salle it neuer !"
-ow they spede at the spurres, with-owttyne spcche
more, 2416

but be will 'ive
protection {o nll
the lands of the
Ueaf 79]
Pope, for if is
f«dly fo offend
out father under
God.

If we spare the
goods of Ihe
eplritualty we
ehall speed the
better.

7 AITHUI VIEW8 THE WALL8 OF THE CITY.

Arthor straight-
v.-ay |eads |sis
knight to iay
siege to Metz.

Tbey eeek a glace
to fix the enghtes.

The bowrnen
hoot st them.

Tbe king, with-
out his ehieid,
remains cloe to
thc walls wit|th3.
range of the

Sir Ferrere re-
rnonstrtes with
him for exposing
Iiseif to such
danger.

bim, and relis -
him

|bat he wonld be
afrald ofa fly

lqever knave will
a erowned king.

Then corne the
llant tt'oops of
Arthnr»

To the marche of ]Ieyes, theis manliche knyghtez,
That es Lorrayne alofede, as Londone es here ;
CetWx of t/at seynowre, that soueraynge es holdene.
The kyng ferkes furthe on a faire stede, 2420
Witli Ferrer and 2 Ferawnte, and other route knyghtez ;
A-bowte the cetWtl«a seuene, they soughte at lice nextte,
To seke theme a sekyre place to sett withe engeynes ;
Thane they beneyde in burghe bowes of vyse, 2424
]ekyrs at the bol, le kynge with boustouse lates,
Allblawsters af Arthure egerly schottes,
flot to hutte hyme or his horse with/lat hard wapene.
The kynge schonte for no schotte, ne no schelde askys,
Bot schewes hym scharpely in his schene wedys ; 2429
Lenges aile af laysere, and lokes one the wal]ys,
Whaxe tley ware laweste the ledes to assaille.
"Sir," said sir fferrere, "a ffoly thowe wirkkes,
Thus nakede in thy noblaye to neghe to tl«e wallcs,
Sengely in thy surcotte, this ceté to reche, 2434
And schewe the witl-ine, there to schende vs alle.
Hye vs hastylye heynne, or we mone fulle happene,
flot hitt they the or thy horse, it harmes for euer !"
"Ife thow be ferde," quod the kyng, "I rede thow
rde vttere, 2438
Lesse/hot they r)ve the wit] theire rownnd wapyne !
Thow arte bot a fawntkyne, no ferly me thynkkys !
2r7wu wille beflayede foraflye tlatonethyfleschelyghttes !
I ame nothynge agaste, so me Gode helpe ! 2442
T/tuf siche gadlynges be greuede, it greues roc bot lyttille !
Thay wyne no wirchipe of me, bot wastys theire takle !
They salle want« or I weende, I wagene myne hevede !
Salle neue harlotte haue happe, thorowe helpe of my
Lorde,
To kylle a comwnde kynge witl a kysome enoynttede !"
Thane corne the herbariours, harageous knyghtez, 2448
The hale batelles one hye harrawnte ther-aftyre ;
And oure forreours ferse, appone fele halfcs,
 MS. Pety.  l[S. ferrerannde, a MS. with with.

HE BRITON8 BESIEGE THE CITY. '3

Corn flyeande be-fore one ferawnt stedes ;
fferkande in arraye theire ryalle knyghttez, 2452
The renkez renownde of tire Rownnd Table.
Alle tire frekke rnene of Fraunce folowede thare-aftyre,
flaire fittyde one frownte, and one the felde houys.
Thane the schalkes scharpelye scheftys thcire horsez,
Te schewene them semly in theire scheene wedes ; 2457
Buskes in batayle witti baners displayede,
Wit]5 brode scheldes enbrassede, and burlyche helrnys,

and the renowned
champions of the
Round Table ;
and ail the bold
men of France
following them.
['leaf 79, back]

They proceed in
battle-array with
banuers and broad
shielda, and

Wit]5 penouns and penselles of ylke prynce armes, 2460 nnon, a,loed
with precious
AppayreHde witli perrye and precious stones. tonea.
The lawnccs vit]5 loraynes, and lemande schehles,
Lyghtcnande as the leuenynge, and lemand al oust.
hane the price me.ne prekes, and proues theire horsez,
Satilles te tire cote, appone sere halfes ; 2465
Enscrches the subbarbes sadly thare-aftyre,
Discoues of schotte-rnene, and skyrmys a lyttille ;
Skayres t/raire skottefers, and theire skowtte-waches,
Brittenes theire barrers with theixe bryghte wapyns ;
Bett downe a barbycane, and the brygge wynnys. 2470
Ne ha,le the garnysone bene gude at tire grete ates,
Thay hade wonne that wone be theire awene strenghe !
Thane with-,lrawes ours tuerie, and dr[sses theme bettyre,
'thr'
withdraw te
where the king
fier ,lred of the drawe-brigge dasschede in sondre ;  waiting.
Hyes te tire harbergage, thare the kynge houys
SVitlï his batelle one heghe, horsyde on stedys ; 24ï6
Thane was tire prynce puruayede, and tlreire places
nomrnene,
Pyghte pauyllyons of parte, and plattes in seegge.
Thane lenge they lordly, as therne leefe thoghte,
Waches in ylk warde, as te the werre falles, 2480
Sertes vp sodaynly certayne engynes.
One Sonondaye be the Soofie bas a flethe $oldene.
The kynge calles one Florente, that fleur was of
k nyghttez,-- Fiorent,
"The Fraunche-mcfie enfeblesches, ne farly me thynkkys !
They are vn-fondyde folke in ta faire marches, 2485

The lances gleam
like lightning.

Tbev encompoE«a
tbe [ty on divers
sides,

skirmish with the
garrion.
and break down
their defences.

But the garrlson
ai the great gatee
ehecks them.

They pitch thelr
tents, and pre-
pare for a regular
siege.

7

nd wk him to
forage for cattle.

Sir Gawaine him-
self, the wor-
shipfui wrden,
«hall accompany
them,

and many other
knights of re-

They rail wpo ,
field of grass
where they bait
their hore,
while the birde
eweetty eig.

Sir Gawalne oes
forth by himself
to eeek wh'en-
turee.

He sees a knight

GAWAYNE MEETS WITH AN ARMED KNIGHT»
flot theme wantes the flesche and fude that theme lykes.
Here are fforestez faire apporte fele halues, 2487
And thedyre feemene are flede with freliche bestes !
Thow salle foonde to the felle, and forraye the momtes ;
Sir fforawnt and sit" Florydas salle folowe thi brydylle ;
Vs moste with some fresche mette refresche oure polle ,
That are feedde in rite fyrthe wit]t H«e froyte oftle erthe.
Thare salle weende fo tis viage sir Gawayne hym selfene,
Vardayne ftdle wyrchipfulle, and so hym wele semes ;
Sir Wecharde, sir Waltyre, theis wyrchipfulle knyghtes,
X'ith aile wyseste mene of tbe weste marches ; 2496
Sir Clefs, sir Clarybalde, sir Claranownde t]e noble,
The capoEayne of  Cardyfe clenlyche arrayede.
Goo now, varne alle the wache, Gawayne and otber,
And weendes furthe oa lour waye xvithoxvttyne moo
wordes." 2500
ow ferkes to t]e f3nChe thees fresche mcne of armes,
To He felle so fewe, theis fresclyche byernes,
Thorowe hopes and hymlande hillys and oHe;
H«ltis and hare woddes wit] heslyne schawes, 2504
Thorowe marasse and mosse and montes so heghe ;
And  the myste morn3nage one a mede falles,
Maweae and vne-made, mayao3oEede bott lyttylle,
In swathes sweppene downe, fu]le of swete floures. 2508
The vnbrydilles theis blode, and baytes t]cire horses,
To te grygynge of He daye, Hat byrdez 2 gane synge,
Xïylles the surs of ge sonne, Hat sonde es of Cryste,
That solaces aile synfiflle, Hat syghte has in erthe. 2512
Thane weendes owtt the wardayne, sir Gawayne hy,ne
selfene,
At-ts he t]tat xveysse was and wyghte, a wondyrs to seke ;
Thane was he warre of a wye, wondyre wele armyde,
Baytand one a wattire banke by tire wodde eynis, 2516
P, uskede in brenyes bryghte to be-halde,
Enbrassede a brode schelde on a blonke ryche,
Vith birenne ony borne, bot a boye one,
 IIS. oo. - MS. tat byrdez that byrdes  lIS. wyghte wyghte

AND ATTACKS HIM BOLDLY. .

Houes by hym on a blonke, and his spere holdes. 2520 a,a a
ing his spear.
fie bare gessenandc in golde, thre grayhondes of sable,
Witli chapes a cheynes of chalke whytte syluer, o. his ahi«ld
coat of arms
A charcbocle in the cheefe, chawngawnde of hewes, depicted.
And a checfe anterous, chalangc who lykes. 2524
Sir Gawayne glyftes on the gome with a glade wille ! sir awi.«
holds him with
A grete spere fro his grome he grypes in hondes, «tjoy,
OeS across t]tO
Gyrdcs ewene ouere the streme one a stede ryche, atreamhim, towards
Te/bat steryne in stour, onc strcnghe/harc he houys !
Egerly oas [ugliscs "Arthurs !" he askryes, 2529  ot.
ta-y "Artbur."
Thc totl.,r irotLslye ansuers h)qn sone
On a lauudc of Lorrayne wit]] a lowdc steuen, Th«o, heranaw«r
with a Ioud vo!ce.
That lcdcs myghte lystene the lenghe of a myle ! 2532
""Whcdyr prykkes thow, pilouur, that profcrs se large ?
Hcre pykes thowe no praye, profire whene t]e lykes !
kniht declares
lot thow in t/As perelle t put of the bettire, that {]awaiile
shall be hia
Thow salle be my presonere, for alle thy prowde lates !"
"Sir," sais sir Gawayne, "se me Gods helpe ! 2537 Sir ç.awalne
treats his great
Siche glauerande gomcs grcues ms bot lyttille  ord with con-
" tempt.
I0,t if thowe graythe thy gere, the ville grefe happene,
Or thowe goo of this greue, ibr alle thy gretc wordes !"
Thane hcire launces thcy lachene, thes lordlyche byernez, Th«. they
their spears in
Lagne with longe spcres one lyarde stedes ; rct. ,,d
Cowpcne at awntere be kraftes of armes,
Tille bothe the crowelle speres broustene att ones ! 254 n.t
trike fait,
Thorows sehchlys they schotte, and scherde thorowe wou.« the
ma[!!les, knigl,t.«.
Bothe schere thorowe schoulders a schaft-monde large !
Thus worthylye thes wyes wondede ere bothene ;
Or they wreke Heme of wrcthe a-waye wille tkey neuer !
Than they raughte in the reyne and a-gayne rydes, Then they re,,,
iii their horsoB
Redely theis ,the mene rusches owtte swerdez, 550 [t,.afs.,
ttittes one hellmes fulle hertelyche dynttys, tt,« ht iith
IIewes apporte hawberkes wit]] fulle harde wapyns ! Fearful blows are
exchanged.
ffulle stowttly they stryke, thire steryne knyghttes,
Stokes at the stomake with stelyne poynte% 2554

x MS. pererelle.

76 GAWAYNE IS SORELY WOUNDED.

Sir Gawaine
waxes wroth, and
• trikes griml}"
wih hi word
G]uth.

He deaves the
kniçhz's shield
aunder, and lays
open his eide.

The knight
slrikes fiercefy af
air Gawaine.

He cnts throuh
his armf,ur and
draws bloo

which flows over
ail his dress.

Then the kight
jeers ai him, and
a.vs the blood
ha|l never be
taunched.

ir Gswine
spises his words i

and bids him tell
what wi|l stop
the bleeding.

The kni:t wili
te|! Gawaine if

ffeghttene and floresche withe flawmande swerdez,
Tille the flawes of foEe flawmes one theire helmes.
Thane sir Gawayne was euede, and grychgide fulle
sore ;
Vitlï Galuthe his gude swerde ¢nTmlye he strykes !
Clefe t£e knyghttes schelde clenliche in sondre ! 2559
Who lukes to the lefte syde, whene his horse launches,
Witti the lyghte of the sonfie men myghte see hi
lmere !
Thane granes tle gome fore greefe of his wondys,
And gyrdis af sir Gawayne, as he by glentis ;
And avkevarde egerly sore he hym smyttes ; 2564
An alet enamelde he oches in sondire,
]ristes tle rerebrace with the bronde ryche,
Kerues of af the coutere with tle clene egge,
Ane[n]tis the avawmbrace, vrayllede vith siluer! 2568
Thorowe a dovble vesture of veluctt ryche,
With tle venymous swerde a va3me h he tovchede !
rhat voydes so violcntly t/rot alle his witte changede !
The vescre, the aventaile, his vesttu% rychc, 25î2
Vit]] the valyant blode was verrede aile ouer !
Thane this tyrantc rite fumes tle brydille,
Talkes vn-tendirly, and sais, "tlow arte towchede !
Vs bus haue a blode-bande, or thi ble change, 25î6
flbr aile the barbours of Bretayne salle noghte thy blode
stawnchc !
ffor he t/at es blemeste with tlds brade brande, blyne
schalle he neuer."
" la," quod sir Gawayne, "thow greues me bot
lyttille ! 2579
Thowe wenys fo glopyne me with thy et wordez !
Thow troves with thy talkynge tlat my barre talmes !
Thow be-tydes tourfere or thowe hyene turne,
Bot thow telle me toEte, and tarye no lengere,
W-hat may staunche this blode tlat thus faste Dnnes. ''
"ise, I say the sothely, and sekire tle my trowthe,
o surgyone in Salarne salle sane le bettyre ;

THE 8TRANGE KNIGHT TELLS HI8 IqAME AND LINEAGE. 77

With-thy t]iat thowe suffre me, for sake of thy Cryste, e w|l! allow
him te have
Te schewe schortly my schrifte, and schape for m3me shriftand pre-
pare him»elf for
ende." 2588 his ,d.
"is," quad Sir Gawayne, "so ]ne God helpe !  readily
rants this.
I g2rfe the grace and graunt, thofe thou hafe grefe seruede, -
Wit]i-thy thowe say me sothe what thowe here sekes,
Thus sengilly and sulayne alle thi selle one ; 2592
And whate laye thow leues one, layne noghte the sothe,
And whate lcgjauce, and vhare thow arte lorde."
" My °ame es sir Priams ; a prynce es my fadyre, Te
knight relis him
Pmysede in his partyes witli prouede kynges; 2596 that he is Sir
Priamus.
In Pome thare he regnes he es riche ha]dene ; o
He has bene rebelle te ome, and redene theire landes, ho
Verreyand weisely wyntters and ;eres, 2599 .ndgai°ed a
[leaf 81 ]
:Be witt, and be wyssdome, and be wyghte strenghe, kingdom.
And be wyrchipfulle werre, his awene bas he wonne.
]te es of Alexandire blode, ouerlynge of kynges, m la of the bleui
of Alexander ad
The vncle of kis ayele, sir Ector of Troye ; 2603 HectorofTroy;
And here es the kyaredene that I of corne,
And Iudas and Iosue, thise gentille knyghtes, related alto te
Judas and
I anae apparmmt his ayere, and eldeste of other ; °;
Of Alexandere and Aufrike, and alle tha owte landes, , la heir o
Africa.
I ara in possessione, and plenerly oessede. 2608
In aile the price cetees that te the porte langes,
I alle hale trewly the tresour and the le°des,
And bothe trebute and taxe whilles my tyme lastes.
I was se hawtayne of herte, whilles Iat home lengede, whe af hem« ho
waS 8o proud and
I helde nane my hippe heghte vndire heuene ryche ; overbearing,
ffor-thy was I sente hedire witti seuene score knyghttez, tt  , t
by his fatber te
Te a-saye of tMs werre, be sente of my fadire ; 2 615 this war with a
band of knights.
And I ara for Cyrus witrye schamely supprisede,
And be aw[n]tire of armes owtruyede fore euere !
]ow hafe I taulde the the kyne that Iofe corne,
Ville thow for knyghthede kene me thy naine ?" 2619 m,ire, te
know Sir Ga-
"Be Criste," qwd sirGawayne, "knyghte was I neuer !
Sir Gawaine an-
1Vit]5 the kydde conquerour a knafe of his chambyre w deceitfully
that he
IIas wroghtc in his wardrope wynters and 3eres, c|.mber.knave of Arthur's

' PRIAMU TELL.S GAWAYNE OF THE ENEMY.

«, Ho z.(]e me a
yeomn at Yule»
great gft. "°

«« If his knave
be such,
knichts are no-
ble ! "' exc!aims
Sir Priamus.
Alexander and
Ilector wiU be
nothing to ldm.

The Sir Gawa]ne
tells him the
truth.

He is Sir Ga-
waine, cousin to
the eonqueror.
the rehest kniFh$
of ail the Round
Table.

[leafSI, Imck]
Then Eir Priamus
• ay8 he is better
pleaed than if he
wcre prince of
Provence and
Paris.

Then he warns
Gawaine that the
duke of Loaine
with his kuiehts
is lyinf lu tho

One his longe armoz«r that hym beste lykid ; 2623
I poyne alle his pavelyouns that to bym selfe pendes,
:Dyghttes his dowblettez for dukes and erles,
Aketous auenaunt fore A_rthure hym selfene,
That he vsede in werre alle this aughte wyntter ! 2627
]Ie ruade me omane at 3ole, and gafe me gret gyftes,
And c.  pounde, and a homme, and harnayse fulle ryche ;
Gffe I happe to my hele that hende for to serue,
I be holpene in haste, I hette the for-sothe !" 2631
"Gifle his knafes be syche, his knyghttez are noble !
There es no kynge vndire Cristc raay kempe with hym one !
]Ie wille be Alexander ayre, that alle the erthe lowttede,
Abillere thane euer was sir Ector of Troye. 2635
Eow fore the krisome that thou kaghte /bat day thou
was crystenede,
Vhethire thowe be knyghte or knaffe, knawe now the
sothe."
"]Iy naine es sir Gawayne, I graunt the for sothe,
Cosyne to Ihe conquerow, he knawes if hym sellerie ;
Kydd in his kalander a knyghte of his chambyre, 2640
And rollede the richeste of alle the Rounde Table !
I ame tlce dussepereand duke he dubbede with hishondes,
Deynttely on a daye be-fore his dere knyghtes ;
Gruche noghte, gude s/r, thofe me this grace happene ;
It es the gifte of Gode, the gree es hys awene !" 2645
"Petire !" sais Priamus, "now payes me bettire
Thane I of Provynce warre prynce, and of Paresche ryche !
flore me ware leuer preuely be prykkyd to the harte,
Tbane euer any prikkere had siche a pryse wonnyne !
Bot hemm es herberde at hande, in one huge holtes,
HaLle bataile one heyghe, take hede ff the lyke ! 2651
The duke of Lorrayne the derfe, with his dere knyghtes,
The doughtyest of Dolfinede, and Duche mene many,
The lordes of Lumbardye that leders are haldene,
The garnysone of Godarde gaylyche arrayede, 2655
The wyese of the Westuale, wirchipfulle biernez,
 MS.o.

THEY BOTIt GO TO ARTIIUR'S ]bIEN. 79

Of Sessoyne and Surylande Sarazenes enewe ;
They are uovmerde fulle neghe, and namede in rollez,
Sexty thowsande and tene for-sothe of sekyre mene of Ther«
mighty host
armez ; 2659 wen
Bot if thow hye fro this hethe, if harmes vs bothe,
And bot my hurtes be sone holpene, hole be I neuer !
Tak heede fo this hansemane, tltat he no home blawc, He blas tire
ware ]est they
Are thowe heyly in baste bcese hcwene al to peces ; »ou«
and destroy him.
flot they are my retenuz to ryde whare I wylle, 2664
:Es none redyare renkes reomaande in erthe ;
De thow raghte with that rowtt, thow Tdes no forther,
c thow bees neuer rawnsonede for reches in eoEhe !"
ir Gawayne wente or the wathe corne, whare hym beste Sir Ca go
with the womtd-
lykede, 2668 « k,igbt
thur' mers»
Vitti thi wortheliche wye, that wondyd was sore ;
]Icrkes to the mountayne there oure mcne longes,
lq, aytayndc theire blonkes ter on te brode mede ;
Lordes lenande lowe one lemande scheldes, 2672
'ith lowde laghttirs one lofte for lykynge of byrdez,
Of larkes, of lynkwhyttez, that lufilyche songene,
And somc was sleghte one slepe witl slaughte of t/e pople,
That sange in the sesone in the schene schawes, listettinlg to the
ongs of the
So lawe in tle lawndez so lykande notes. i.
Thane sir V-hycher whas warre thaire wardayne was
w«,ndyde, 2678
And went fo h.an wepand, and oEyngandc lais bandes ;
Sir Vychere, sir Valchere, theis weise mene of armes,
Had wondyre of sir Gawayne, and wcnte hyme a-gayns,
]Ictt hym in the mydwaye, and me'uaile theme t[h]oghte
]Iow he maisterede tlat mane, so myghtty of strenghes !
]le aile te welthe of the werlde, so woo -,vas theme neuer !
"ffor alle oure wirchipe i-wysse awaye es in erthe !"
" Greue ow noghte," qrwd Gawayne, "for Godis luffe sir
makes light of
of heuene ; hs
flore this es bot gosesomere, and gyffene one erles ; 2687
Thoffe my schouhlire be schrede, and my schelde thyrllede,
And the wiclde of myae arme werkkes a littille,

who are baiting
their horses on tho
broad mead and

Sir Whycher lter-
ceives that Sir
Gwaiue i«
woLtl|ded

and wonders how
he eould have
eonquered this
mighty knight»

80 A KNIGHT DRESSES SIR PRIAbiUS'S WOUNDS.

llis prisoner, Sir
Priamus» bas
salves that will
heal hem

They assist him
te disrnount.

eaf 82J

The knights lift
Sir Priamus
from his herse.

They lay him
down, and take
off lais weeds.-

A knight dressea
their wounds.

Then wine and
rought fo them.

The scouts brlnl
news of the army
in the wood.

Sir Gawah,e is for
tacking them

This prissonere sir Ibamzts, that bas perilozts wondes,
Sais that he bas saluez salle softene va bothene." 2691
Thane stirttes te his stera-pe sterynfulle knyghttez,
And he lordely lyghttes and laghte of his brydiile,
And lcte his burlyche blonke baite on the flores ;
Iraydes of his bacenette and his ryche wedis, 2695
]ownnes te his brode schelde and bowes te the erthe,
In alle the bodye of that bolde es no blode leuede !
Than preses te sir Pamous precious knyghtes,
Auyssely of his herse hentes hym in armes ; 2699
Iis helme and his hawberke/hay takcne of aftyre,
And hasti]y for bas hurtte alle his herte chaazgyd ;
They laide h)ane downe in the lawndez, and laghte of
his wedes,
And he lenede hym one lange, or how hym beste lykede.
A ffoyle of f)me golde tbey fande at his gyrdille, 2704
Tlat es fuile of the fleur of the fouur welle,
That flowes owte of Paradice whene the flode ryses,
That myche fro)¢ of failez, that fcede schaile vs aile ;
]le it frette on his flesche, thare symes are entamede,
The ïreke schalle be fische halle with-in fowre howres.
Thcy vncouere tbat cors with fulle clene hondes ;
Witli clere watire a knyghte clensis theire wondes,
Kcled thcyme kyndly, and comforthed ther hertes.
And whene the carffes ware clene,//my clede them a3ayne;
]arelle fcrrers thcy broche(le, and broghte theme the wyne,
Bothe brede and brawne, and bredis fulle ryche ; 2715
Whene thay hade etene anone they armede after.
Thane tha awntrende men "as armes !" askryes,
Witli a claryomte clere, thire knyghtez to-gedyre,
Cailys te concelle, and of this case tellys :-- 2719
"ondyr es a companye of clene mene of armes,
The keneste in contek t]at vndir Criste lenges ;
In one okene wode an este are arrayedc,
Yndir-takande mene of t/Sese owte ]ondes ; 2723
_As sais vs sir l-'fiamo«s, se helpe seynt Petcr ! "
"Go, roche," qwd Gawayne, "and grape in ¥,urc hertez,

81R FLORENT AND HI8 fEN ENTER THE FORE8T. 81

Who salle graythe to jone greue to jone gret lordes ;
3i£ we gettlesse goo home, the kyng wille be greuede,
And say we are gadlynges, agaste for a lyttille. 2728
Florent, the
We are with sir Florente, as to-daye falles, l«aderoftb«
part¥.
That es floure of ffraunce, for he fleede neuer;
He was chosene and chargegide in chambire of tlm kynge,
Chiftayne of t£is journce with cheualrye noble ; 2732
Whethire he fyghte or he flee, we salle folowe aflyre ;
flore aile tle fere of jonc folke forsake salle I neuer
"ffadyre," sais sir Florent, "fulle faire je if telle !
Bot I ame bot a fawntkyne, vn-fraystede in armes ;
3if any foly be-falle, tle fawte salle be owrs,
And fremdly o Fraunce be flemede for euer ! 2738
Toundes noghte 3o«r wirchiioe, my witte es bot symple ;
e are owre wardayne i-wysse, wyrke as 3owe ]ykes ;
e are at the ferreste noghte Ioassande fyve hudrethe,
And tlmt es fully to fewe to feghte witi theme alle, d tbinks tb«¥
are too few to
flore harlottez and hansemene salle helpe bott littille ; Vf 82, back]
flght with so
They wille hye theyme hyene for aile tleire gret wordes ! "y-
I rede c wyrke aftyre witte, as wyesse men of armes,
And warpes wylily a-waye, as ixchipfulle knyghtes." n« i f«  ¢e-
ful retreat.
"I grawnte," quod sir Gawayne, "so me Gode helpe !
Bot here are galyarde gomes tlat of the gre seis,
The kreuclleste knyghttcs of tlm kynges chambyre,
That kane carpe with the coppe knyghtly wordes ;
We salle proue to-daye who salle the prys wyne." 2751
'owe ferriours fers vn-to the fyrthe rydez, Arthur's mon
advance to tire
"  And fomgez a faire fe]de, and on fotte lyghttez ;
Prekes aftyre te pray, as pryce mene of armes.
• orefit and Floridas, witi fyve score knyghttez, 2755
ffolowede in tlm foeste, and on the way fowndys,
• yngande a faste trott, and on the folke dryffes.
Than felewes fast to oure folke wele a fyve hundreth
he enemy meet
Of freke mene to the fyrthe, appone fresche horses ; th«m. hea««« b¥
[ir Feraunt.
One sir Feraunt be-fore apone a fayre stede, 2760
Was fosterde in Famacoste, the fende was his fadyre,
}IORTE ARTIIURE. 6

Sir Florent ex-
presses his defer-
ence to Sir Ga-
waine, the warden
of the knizht« of
the Round Tabie,

NOBLE DEED OF THE KNIGHTS.

He calls orn-
fully on Sir Fio-

who w|th
lance in rest
pierce
through the
brain.

His consin vows
vengeance for his
death»

but Sir Florid
quickly sposs
of him.

Sir lynahl, the
reegade, prondly
presses in ;

bot Sir Richer,
of the Romd
T:tble, ru[s htro
through with a
spear.

The rest of the
rive hundred

He flenges to sir Florent, and pristly he kryes,--
"Vy flees thow, fa]ls knyghtel thefende hale thi saule !"
Thane sir fllorent was fayne, and in fewter castys ;
One Fawneile of ifryselande to ffemmt he rydys, 2765
And mghte in the reyne on the stede ryche,
And D'des to-warde the rowte, restes he no lengere !
ffuile butt in tke frounte he flysches hyme euene, 268
And aile dysfegowes his face with his feile wapene !
Thurghe his bghte bacenette his brayne has he towchede,
And brustene his neke-bone, tkat aile his breste stoppede !
Thane his cosy-ne askryede, and cryede ful]e lowde,
"Thowe bas killede colde dede t]e kynge of aih knyghttes !
He has bene faistede on felde in fyftene rewmes ; 2774
He fonde neuer no fl'eke myghte feghte witk hym one !
Thow schile dye for his dede vith my derfe wapene,
And aile tke doughtty for dule tkat in one dale houes !"
"ffy," sais sir flloridas, "thow fl]eryande wD-che !
Thow venes for to flay vs, fl]oke-mooEhede schrewe !"
Bot fl]oridas with a swerde, as he by glenttys, 2780
A1]e the flesche of tke flanke he flapi)es in sondyre,
That aile the filthe of tke eke and fele of the guttes
ffoloes his foie fotte, vhene he furthe rydes ! 2783
Than rydes a renke to reschewe tkat byerne,
27rot was Raynalde of tke lodes, and rebelle fo Criste,
Peruertede with paynym that Cristene persewes ;
Presses in provdly, as fke praye wendes, 2787
flore he hade in l'rewsslande myche pryce wonnene ;
ffor-thi in presence thare he profers so large !
Bot thane a renke, sir ldchere of tke Rounde Table,
One a ryaile stede rydes hym aaynes ; 2791
Thorowe u rownnde rede schelde he schede hym sone,
That the rosselde spere fo his herte rynnes !
The renke relys a-bovte and rusches to the erthe,
oris fulle ruydlye, bot rade he no more ! 2795
Now aile tkat es fere and OEaye of tkes fme hundreth
 MS. te.

PRIAMU8 ASKS LEAVE TO JOIN IN THE FIGHT. 

ffalles on sir torent, a ffyve score knyghttes,
]3e-twyx a plascho and a flode, appone a flate lawnde;
Oure folke fongene theire felde, and fawghte theme
agaes. 2799
Than was lowde appone lofto "Lorrayne " akryede,  o
" shouta "Lor-
Vhene ledys wittt longe speris lasschene to-gedyrs, «raine"'Arthur...the other
And "Arthure !" one oure syde,whene theyme oghte aylede.
Than sir fflorefit and Floridas in fewtyre they caste, sir Ftorent
tir F|«rtdaa per-
form great de*d
ffrusehene one aile the ffrape, and biêrnes affrayede ; of
tïettis fyve af the frounte thare they fyrste enteride,
&nd, or they ïerke forthire, fele of these othere ! 280G
]3renyes browddene they briste, brittenede sdaeldes,
Iettes and beres downe the best th«t/heine byddes ;
Alle that rewlyde in the rowtte they rydene awaye,
80 rewdIy they rere theys ryalle knyghttes ]
XVhen sir Priamou,, that prince, pemayuede theire Sir Ptmu
gainêne, °811 that he may help
Arthur' knighta
IIe hade pet6 in herte that he ne durste profire ; ,.''t
tle wente te sir Gawayne, and sais hym these wordes,
"Thi price mene fore thi praye putt are aile vndyre,
They are witl Sarazenes'ouer-sette, me thane seuene
hundreth 2815
Of the Sowdanes knyghtes owt of sere londes ;
AVahle thow suffire me, sir, for sake of thi Criste,
With a soppe of thi mene suppowelle theyin ones."
" I gxuche noghte," quod Gawayne, "the gree es
that theyhave
/haire awene t 2819 ot foht
• fil! thm fifteen
They mone hafe gwerddouns fulle grett graunt of Iny ur.
lorde,
Bot the freke mene of Framce fraiste theine selfene !
tfrekes faughte noghte theire fille this fyflene wynter !
I wille noghte stire with my stale halle a stede lenghe,
Bot they be stedde with Inore stuffe thane one one stede
houys." 2824
han« sir Gawayne xvas xvarre, xvitl-o-«ttya« fe wode n« ,
heltlteg» the wol,

l'ail on Sir Florent
and hla men,

phali

T]ley had better
i-et reat whtle
they are able.

Sir Alger.
b, other, says tbat
tho.zh heï are
eo few tbey are
a mtclt for ait
armyo

Sir Gawalne
encourages hi
knights.

"lfwe fight to-
day, the field
slJl I ours."

SIR GAWAINE CHEEItS HIS FRIEND8.

Vyes of the 'estfale apporte wyght horsez,
Valopande wodely, as t)te waye forthes, 2827
With alle the wapyns i-wys tlat to the werre longez.
The erle Antele the olde the avawmwarde he buskes,
Ayerande one ayther bande heghte thosande knyghtez ;
His pelours and pauysers passede alle nombyre, 2831
That euer any prynce lede puruayede in erthe !
Than the duke of Lorrayne dresesse thare-aftyre,
Witli dowbille of the Duche-mene, tltat doughtty ware
holdene ;
Paynymes of Prxyslande, pre "kkers fulle noble, 2835
Corne prekkande be-fore witli Priamous knyghtteT.
Than saide the erle Ante]e fo Algere bis bro',lter,--
"Me angers ernestly af Arthures knyghtez !
Thus enkerly one an oste awnters theme selfene ; 2809
They wille be owttrayede anone, are vndrone rynge,
Thus folily one a felde to fyghte witli vs aile !
Bot they be fesede in raye, ferly me thynkes ! 2842
Yç'alde they lm'posse take, and passe one theire way(.s,
Prike home fo theire pD'nce, and theire pray leue,
They mygh te lenghene theire lyefe, and lossene bott littille !
It wolde lyghte my herte, so helpe me oure Lorde !"
"Sir," sais sir AJgere, "thay hafe littille vsede 2847
To be owttrayede withe oste : me angers t/te more !
The fayreste schalle be fulle feye, that in ourefloke ryddez,
Alls fewe as they bene, are they the ïelde leue !"
hane gud Gawayne, gracious and noble, 2851
Aile witli glorious gle he gladdis his knyghtes ;
"Gloppyns noghte, gud mene, for gleterand scheldes,
3ofe one gaoeyngez be gaye one one gret horses !
]3anerettez of Bretayne, buskes vp our hertes ! 2855
]3eesnoghtebaiste ofoneboyes, ne of/haire bryghte wedis !
We salle blenke theire boste for alle theire bolde profite,
Als bouxome as birde es in bede to ]air lorde!
3effe we ïeghte to-daye, tle flde schalle be owrs, 2859
The fekille faye salle faile, and falssede be distroyede !

A NOBLE JOUBT]YG TAKES PLACE. 85

3one folk is one ffrountere, vnfraistcde theyme semes
Thay make fae and faye to the fend seluene
We salle in th vge victour be holdene, 2863
And avauntede wit voycez of valyant biemez
l'raysedc wit pncez in i,resence of lord,
And luffede with lady in der lond
Aughte neucr siche honom'e none of oure eldcrs, 2867
Vnwe nc Absolone, nc none of tlfi other
Vhc we arc mos in dcstre, 3Iarie we tuerie, 
That es oe mam serine, that he myche tmz
Ielys of that mylde qwene, that mekes vs e ; 2871
Vho so mclcs of tlat maydc, myska he neuer "
Be tlmse wordes ware ide,they ware noghte ferrebe-hynde
Bot the lenghe of a lade, and "Lomyne " kes.
W neucr siche a jtmtge at jouté  ehe, 2875
In the vale of Iosephate, as gess vs telles,
%ene Iuly ad Ioate ware juede fo dy,
As was whene the che mene of the Rownde Table
/uschcdc -to tle rowtc one alle sd  279
flot so raythely thay rche wit rooelde speris,
That the raskae was mde, and fane to the ef,
And kamde to tlat cote
"Forer " sa sir Gawayne, "th gladdez me heoEe  «,i. .i
at the flight of
That 3ont gedl3ges are gone, that ruade et nmb ;
I hope that thees harlottez salle hae vs bot littflle,
fibre they wille hyde theme in h wit- one holte
enis ! 2886
Thayare fewex one flldc tlmn t/ay were toEe nombde,
Be fotty thousande  faythe, for e thee fae hoss."
Ilot one Iolyan of Iene, a geante fe how,
$1ain by a justhe
]I jon one sir Ierante, a just of lis ;
Thorowe a jcmmde achelde he jogges h throwe,
.Xnd a fyne geerate of gente mayl, 2892
Ioynter and gemowa, he joggea
One a jambc stede tlz jnce he makes ;
 neuene »tr,«k out, and mene wHtn ittad.

Grest ehall be tho
rewrd and joya
f ictot'y.

In ditre let
then complain to
Mary the mild
queen.

The real rout
run t the grovea.

Even that in the
valley of Jehoha-
phat wa hot
e.lua! fo it.

86

Sir Fredefick
tacks the Brit[sh
forayere.

The knigbts of
the Round Table
advance and fight
valiantly.

Sir Priamus and
his followers de-
eer te the side
of Arthur's men.

They upbraid the
Duke of Lorraine
for nt having'
paid thera their

THE FOLLOWER8 OF SIR PRIAMU8 DESERT.

Thus es the geante for-juste, that errawnte Iewe, 2895
And Gerarde es jocunde, and joyes hym the more !
Than the genatours of Genue enjoynes art ones,
And frykis one the frowntere welle a fyve hundretl ;
A freke highte sir ffederike, witl fulle fele orbe, 2899
fferkes one a frusche, and fresclyche askryes
Te fyghte witli oure fforreours, tl«at one felde houis.
And thane the ryalle renkkes of tle lownde Table
Rade furtl fulle ernestly, and rydis theme agaynes,
][ellis witl the medille-warde, bot they ware ille machede;
Of siche a grett multytudc was meruayle te here.
Seyne at the assemblé the Sarazenes discoueres
The soueeaynge of Sessoyne, that saluede wa nouer ;
Gyawntis for-justede witl gentille knyghtes, 2908
Thorowe gesserawntes of Iene jaggexle te tl«e bette !
They hewe thorowe helmes hawtayne biernez,
That te tdltede swerdes te t/taire hertes rynnys !
Than t/m renkes renownde of the Rownd Table
Ryffes and ruyssches downe renayede wreches ; 2913
And thus they dreuene to tlce dede dukes and erles,
Alle tlm dreghe of tle daye, witi dredfulle werkes !
hane sir Priamous tlm larynce, in presens of lordes»
Presez to his penowne, and pertly it hentes,
Reuertede it redily, an«t a-waye rydys
To te ryalle rowte of t£e ownde Table ; 2919
And heyly Iris retenuz raykes hym aftyre,
flot they Iris resone had rede on his schelde ryche,
Owte of t/m scheltrone tl, ey schede, a schelae of a fohle»
And steris furti to tlm stowre, and stode be t/mire lorde !
Seyne theysent te the duke, andsaidehymhisewordes,--
"We hafe bene thy sowdeours this sex ere and moTe ;
We for-sake tle to-daye be serte of owre lorde ; 2926
We sewe te oure soueraynge in sere kynges londes.
Vs defawtes oure feez of tlis foure wyntteres ;
Thow arte feble and false, and noghte bot faire wordes ;
Oure wages are werede owte, and thi werre endidc,

fSIR GAWAINE 18 ROUSED TO WRATH. 7

We maye with oure wirchipe weend whethil vs lykes
I red thowe trette of a trewe, and trofle no lengere,
Or thow sall tyne of thi tale ten thosande or euene."
" ff y a d e bles!" sai de t he d uk e, " the deuelle haue our bones !
ewern furiously.
The dawngere of 3on doggez drede schalle I neuer ! [lef84,buck]
We salle dcle this daye, be dedes of armes, 2936
]Iy dedc, alld my ducherye, and my dere knyghtes
Sichc sowdeours as 3e I sett bot att lyttilla,
That sodanly in defawte for-sakes theire lorde !" 2939
The duke in his schclde and dreches no lengere,
1)rawes hym a dromedarie, with dredfulle knyghtez;
Graythes to sir Gawayne, witli fulle gret nowmbyre
(If gome. of Gernaide, that grcuous are holdene. 2943
Thas fresche horsesede mene to the ïromt rydes,
flhlles of oure fforreours be fourtty at onea ! m m«,t fell
man3' of tlle
They ]ma, le foughttene be-fore with a fyve hundrethe ; fora»'ers.
It was no fcrly, in fythc,/bore they faynt waxene.
Thane si" Gawa.me was grefcde, and grypys his spere,
And gyrdez in agayne witli galyarde knyghttez ; 2949
]Ictes the maches of Mces, and ruelles hyln thorowe,
As man of this mcdillc-erthe, that moste hade greuede.
]lot on Chastelayne, a cllil,le of the kynges chambyre,
Vas warde fo sir Vawayne of the weste marches,
Cheses to sir Cheldrike, a cheftayne noble,
Witli a chasyng spore he chokkes hym thurghe ! 2955
This chckke hyme eschcwcde be chauncez of armes ;
So thay chase that childe, eschape may he neuer
Bot on Svyane of Swecy, with a swerde egge,
T]le swyers swyre-bane he swappes in sondyre ! 2959
fie swounande diede, ami on the swarthe lcngede, ,,« i, alain by
8wyan.
Sweltes ewynne swiftly, and swanke he no more
han sir Gawayne gretes with Iris gray eghne ;
The gu)oEe was a gude mane, be-gynnande of armes. or him.
flore the charry chflde so his chere chaw-ngide, 2964
That the chfllande watire one his chekes rynnyde !
" 'oo es me," quod Gawayne, "that I ne wctcne hade

Ile charge Ar-
thur'e knigltte on
a drome4ary.

Sir Gawaine
grappe hia Slar.

Child Clmntelalne
elays Eir Chel-
drik,

 ARTHUR'8 KNIGHT8 ARE VICTORIOUS.

H lays one Sir
lolphin,

then Hardolf,

and sixty morv.

He avcngee the
child,

md cuts his wny
throuh the

The great deed
of Arthur'e chiv-
ctre the victory.

Sir Fiorent
ree on with
knights.

I salle wage for that wye aile that I welde, 2967
Bot Ibewrokeneon that e, that thushashym wondyde !"
He dresses hym drertly, and to the duke rydes,
Bot one sir Dolphyne the deffe dyghte hym agaynes,
And sir Gawayne hym gyrd with a grym launce, 2971
That the groundene spcre glade to lais bette !
And egerly he honte owte, and hurte a-nother,
An haythene knyghte, Hardolfe, happye in armes ;
Sleyghly in at the slotte slyttes hyme thorowe, 2975
That the slydande spere of lais bande sleppes !
Thare es slayne in that dope, be elagere of his hondes,
Sexty slon-,ene in a slade of sleghe men of armes !
Thofe sir Gawaynne ware wo, he wayttes hym by,
And was warre of t]iat wye that the chflde wondyde,
And with a swerde siftly he swappes hym thorowe,
That he swyftly swelte, and on the erthe swounes !
And thaneheraykestotherowtc, andruyschesonchelmys;
Riche hawberkes he rente, and rasede schyldes ; 2984
Rydes one a rawndoune, and lais rayke holdes ;
Thorow-owte the rerewarde he holdes wayes,
And thare raughte in the reyne this ryaile the ryche,
And rydez in-fo the rowte of the Rownde Table.
hane oure cheualrous I men changene theire horsez,
Chases and choppes downe cheftaynes noble,
Hittes fulle hertely on helmes and scheldes, 2991
Hurtes and hewes downe haythene knyghtez !
Ketelle-hattes they cleue euene to the scholdirs !
Vas neuer siche a clamour of capitaynes in erthe !
Thare ,vas kynges sonnes kaughte, curtays and noble,
And knyghtes of the contré, that knawene was ryche ;
Lordes of Lorayne and Lumbardye bothene 2997
Laugh[t]e was, and lede in with oure lele knyghttez ;
Thas that chasede that daye, theire chaunce was bcttire,
Swiche a cheke at a chace escheucde theyme neuer !
")hen sir orent, be fyghte, had t]«e felde wonene,
He fferkes ine be-fore with fyve score knyghttez ;
 MS. chcualrours.

A HERALD I]H|NG8 TIIE KI.'G THE GOOD NEWS. 

Theire prayes and theire presoneres passes one afyre,
With pylour% and pauysers, and pryse mene of armes.
Thane gudly sir Gawayne gydes his knyghttez, sir Gawala¢ ton
low8 with eau-
Gaz in at the gayneste, as gydes hym telles, tion,
flore greffe of a garysone of fulle gret lordes 3007
Sulde noghte gripe vpe his gere, ne swyche grame wirche.
tfore-thy they stode af the straytez, and with his stale
houede,
Tille his prayes ware paste the pathe that he dredis ;
Y(hene they the cetWmyghte see that the kyng seggede, and 
which Arthur
Sothcly the same daye was wit[h] asawte wonnene. 3012 i.
An hawrawde hyes be-fore, the beste of the lordes,
Hom at the herberga&m, owt of tha hyghe londes ;
Tornys tytte to the tente, and to the kynge telles 3015 A h«d
to Arthur and
Aile the tale sothcly, and how they hade spede ;-- tu, him
vicory of
"Aile thy forreours are fere, that forrayede with-owttyne,
Sir orent, and sir flloridas, and aile thy ferse knyghtez ;
Thay hafe forrayede and foghtene witlï fulle gret nowm-
byre, 3019
And fele of thy foo-mene has bmghte ooE of lyffe !
Oure wirchil,fulle wardayne es wele escheuyde,
flot he bas wonne to-daye wirchipe for euere,
/Ie has Dolfyrte slayne, and the duke takyne ! 3023
lIany dowghty es dede be dynt of lais hondes !
lle bas presonelz pfice, pryncez and er]es,
Of lice richeste blode that regnys in erthe !
002 
Alle thy cheuallrous, mene faire are eschewede, " '"
Bot a childe Chastclcynne myschance es be-£dlene."
" tIaoEayne," sais the kyng, "harawde, be Criste !
Thow bas helyd myne herte, I hete the for-sothe !
I ife the in tIamptone a htmdreth pownde large." 3031
]he kynge than to assawte he sembles his knyghtez,
V'itli somercastelle and sowe appone sere halfes ;
Skyftis his skotiferis, and skayles the wallis,
Anti iche wache  bas his warde with xiese mene of
armes. 3035
 Or wathe.

and how Sir Ga-
waine has won
worship for ever.

Then the king
rejoices and gives
him a hundred
[leaf 85,
Arthur assembles
his Inights to
ault the

90 THE ClTY IS SURRENDERED.

Churches and
chapela ar b¢ela
fo earth.

The pain f the
]ple le l)ity to

for mercy.

Ardeur promi.t
that no hurt ahall
befall ther-.

The city is eur-
rendered.

The Duke is sent
to Dover aa &
proner.

Many of the in-
habitte

Thane boldly tay buske, and bendes engynes,
Payses in pylotes and proues theire castes ;
]fynsteris and masondewes they ma]le to tire erthe,
Chirches and chapelle chalke-whitte blawnchede. 3039
Stone [s]tepelles fulle styffe in tle strete ligges,
Chawmbyrs witl chymnés, and many cheefe irms,
Paysede and pelid dowae playsterede v¢a]les ;
The pyne of t]e pople was peté for to here ! 3043
Thane tire duchez lfire dyghte witl damesels D-che,
The cowatas of Crasyne witl hir clere maydyns,
Knelis downe in t]e kyrnelles thare the kyng houede,
On a couerede horse com]yli amyede ; 304 7
Theyknewe hymby contenaunce, and criede fullelowde,
"Kyng crownede of kynde, take kcpe to ticse wordes !
We be-seke 3ow, sir, as soueraynge and lorde,
That je sale vs to-daye, for sake of ]oure Criste ! 305 l
Send vs some socoure, and saughte witli the pople,
Or tle cetA be sodaynly witl assawte wonnene !"
He weres his vesere witl a vowt noble ;
Vitli vesage vertouous, this valyante bierne 3055
]Ieles to hir myldly witl fulle meke wordes,--
" Salle no mysse do ow, ma dame, tlat to me lenges ;
I gyf ow chartire of pes, and oure cheefe maydens,
Thechfldireand t]e chastemene, thecheualrousknyghtez ;
The duke es in dawngere, dredis it bott littylle ! 3060
He salle idene te fulle wele, dout ow noghte eBes."
Thane sent he one iche a syde to certayne lordez,
ffor fo leue the assawte, the ceté was oldene ; 3063
With the erle eldeste sorte he sent hym tbe kayes,
Aud seside tle saine nyghte, be sent of tlre lordes.
The duke to Douere es dyghte, an0 alle his iere knyghtez,
To duelle in dawngere ane dole tire dayes of hys lyue.
Thare fleede, at the ferrere ate, folke withowttyne
nobyre, 3068
ffor ferde of sir fflorent and his fers knyghtez ;
¥oydes the cetWand to the wode .rynnys,
Witli vetaile, and vesselle, and vestom-e so ryche. 30.71

ARTHUR TRAVELS TOWARD8 ITALY.

91

Thay buske vpe a baner abowne the brode 3ates.
Of sir ornt, in ffay so fayne ,vas he neuer !
The knyghte houys on a hylle, be-helde to the wallys, sir Fm,t
by a i. that
And saide, "I sce be 3one syngne the cetWes oures !" the «ty
Sir Arthur enters anone with hostes arayede, 3076 Arthurenter
with hi ho8t.
Euene a the vndrone etle o lenge.
In iche lcuere on lowde he kynge did
Of payne of lyf and lyre and lesynge of londes,
That no lele ligemane, that to hym lonngede, 3080 ne torture me
liegemen to
Stflde lye be no ladysse, ne be no lele maydyns, wi«, the mi**.
Ne be no burgesse wyffe, better ne werse ;
:Ne no bicrnez myse-bide, that fo the burghe longede.
--hene the kyng Arthure hade lely conquerid, 3084 for^nh"rthe «*e-V¢°«a"
 ç And the castelle couerede of the kythe riche, me,t of Lorraine
whieh he ha
¢onqu¢red.
AIle tl+e crowelle and kene, be craftes of armes,
Captayns and constables, knewe hym for lorde.
He deuysede and dclte to dyuerse lordez, 3088
A dower for tbe duchez and hir dere childire ;
Wroghte wardaynes by wytte to welde alle the londez,
That he had wonnene of werre, thorowe his weise
knyghtez. 3091
Thus in Lorayne he lenges as lorde in his awene,
Serrez lawes in the lande, as hym leefe t[h]oghte ;
And one tho Lammese day to Lucerne he wendez, ^t L,,.
go to Lueerne.
Lengez thare at laysere witli lykynge i-nowe ; 3095
Thare his galays war graythede, a fulle gret nombyre, m mr
aro aembled.
Alle gleterand as glase, vndire grene hyllys,
'ith cabanes couerede for kynges a-noyntede,
Witli clothes of clere gohle for knyghtez and other ;
Sone stowede theire stufl'e, and stablede theire horses,
Strekes streke ouer the strem in-to tlm strayte londez. e e,ae me
foreee over tl,e
Now he moues his myghte with myrthes of herte, 
by rmrvellou
Ouere mowntes so hye, thase meruailous wayes ; 3103
Gosse in by Goddarde, the garett he wynnys, s,«, te st
Ctlmrd ller do-
Gmythes the garnisone grisely wondes t fu,¢
• tison
Whene be was passede the heghte, than the kyng houys
Vith his hole bataylle, be-hahlaudc a-bowte, 3107

 TIIE LORD OF MILAN IAKES [UIMISSION.

],'kn down on
Lombrdy,
Colo.

Sir Florent and
Sir Floridas plant
an ambuh,

and capture the
tty.
[.IOE 8, back]

The conqueror
holds his court
tt| COu3O.

The lord of
dilan sends to
offer submission
and tribute.

Lukande one Lmnbarddye, and one lowde melys,w
" In one lykande londe, lorde be I thynke."
Thane they cayre to Combe, witli kyngez a-noyntede,
That was kyde of tle coste, kay of alle otler. 3111
Sir orent and sir oridas t/tan fowndcs be-fore,
With ffrekc mene of ffraunce welle a fyve hundreth ;
ïo the eeté vn-sene thay soghte at tlte gayneste,
And sett an enbuschement, als tleme selle lykys. 3115
Thane ischewis owt of tltat cetC fulle sorte be tl, e mo,]ae,
Slale discouerours, skyftes theire horses 
Than skyftes tles skouerours, and skippes one hyllis,
Diskoueres for skulkers that they no skathe lymppene ;
loueralle and pastorelles passede one aftyrc, 3120
Vith porkes to pasture at the price jates ;
]3oyes in the subarbis bourdene fftlle hegtie,
At a bare synglere that to tle bente rynnys.
Thane brekes ou_re buschemefit, and the brigge q.'nncs,
/3rayedez in-fo tle burghe witl baners displayede, 3125
Stekes and stabbis thomwe that them a-jayne-stondes ;
ffowre stretis, or t/ay stynte, they stroyene fore euerc !
,-ow es the conquerour in Combe, and his courte holdes
l With-in tle kyde castrlle, with kynges enoynttede ;
Feconsaillez e the comouns that to tl«e kyt]5 Iengez,
Comfourthes tle carefulle with -knyghtly wordez ; 3131
lIade a captayne kene a knyghte of hys awene ;
Bot alle the contre and he fulle sone ware accordide.
The syre of Mclane herde saye tlte ceté was wonnene,
And send to Arthure sertayne lordes, 3135
Grete sommes of golde, sexti horse chargegid,
Be-soghte h3mae us souerayne to socoure tl, e pople,
And saide he wolde sothely be sugette for euer,
_knd make hyTne seruece and suytte for his sere londes ;
ffor plesaunce of Pawnce, and of Pownte Tremble, 3140
ffor Pyse, and for Pavy, he profers fulle large,
]3othe purp,«r, anti palle, and precious stonys,
:Palfrayes for any pryncc, and prouede stedes ; 3143
 3IS. stablis. : Or Beeonsaillez.

AB.THUR "ruI1N8 I.NTO OEUSCA.Y.

And ilke a 3ere for 3[elane a melione of golde,
][ekely at [artynmesse to menske with his hordes ;
And euer withowttyne askynge he and Iris ayers
Be homagers to Arthtre, vhilles his lyffe lastis. 3147
to Arthur at
The kynge be his concelle a condethe hym sendis, Coin«
And he es comene to Combe, and knewe hym as lorde.
-to Tuskane he tournez, whene thus wele t3qnedo , Xrthur enter.
Tuscany.
- Takes townnes fulle tyte witli towrres fulle heghe ;
Valles he welte downe, wondyd knyghtez, 3152
Towrres he turnes, and turmentez the pople.
Wroghte wcdewes ftfl]e wlonke, wrotherayle synges,
Ofte wery and wepe, and wryngene theire handis ; 3155
And alle he wastys wit]] werre, thare he awaye rydez, d
country.
Thaire welthes and theire wonny[n]ges, wandrethe hc
7oghte !
Thus they spryngenz and sprede, and sparis bot lyttill.,
Spoyllcs dispetouslye, and spillis theire es ; 3159
pcndis vn-sparely, that sparede was lange,
Spedis theme to Spolctt with spefis inewe !
ffro Spayne in-fo Spryslande the worde of hyme
sprynges, 3162
And spekynn of his spends, disspite es fifl]e hugge !
Towardc Vitebe this "«alyant avires the eynes ;
Avissely in/at vale he retailles his biernez, ,, the Vot
Viterbo he
Witli vernage, and orner wyne, and venysone bakene ; vi¢tualt bi, mon.
And one the vicounte londes he visez go lenge. 31ç7
Vertely the avawrawarde voydez theire horsez,
In he Vertennone vale, the vines i-mangez ;
Thare suggeournes this souerayne, witli solace in herte,
To sec whene the senatours seng any wordes ; 3171
Reuelle with fiche wyne, rioes hym sellerie,
This roy with his ryalle mene of the lownde Table, « k
knight make
Vitli myrthis, and melodye, and manykyne gamfies ;
SVas neuer meriere men ruade one this erthe ! 3175
Bot one a Seterdaye at none, a seuenvghte thare-aftvre,
*  The cmn|nget
The konvngcste cardynalle that to the courte lengede ca.
" is aent to him,
Knelis to the conqnerour, and kaes thire wor,les,

9- ARTHUR REJOICES AT HIS SUCCESS.

and offer that
the Po.e ehall
eovereign in
Hoirie.

Hotage 9re
given for the
truth of his
wordo

himself for his
great

Prayes hym for the pes, and profyrs fulle large, 3179
To hale petWof the pope, that put was at-wndere ;
Be-soghte hym of suxrawn% for sake of oure Lorde,
Bot a oeuenyghte daye to Htay ware aile emblede,
And they schulde sekerlye hym see the Sonondaye
ter-aftyre, 3183
In the cetWof Ro]ne, as soueraynge and lorde ;
And crowne hyme kyndly with luTso]nede hondes,
With his ceptre, as soueraynge and lorde.
Of this vndyrtakynge ostage are co]nyne, 3187
Of ayers fulle auenaunt awughte score childrenne,
In toges of tarsse fulle richelye attyryde,
And beAuke theme the kynge, and his clere knyghtte.
When they had tretide thiere trewe, with troanpynge
ther-after 3191
They tryne vn-to a tente, whare tables vhare raysede ;
The kynge hyme selfene es sette, and certayne lordes,
Vndyre a sylure of sylke, sawghte at the burdez,
Aile the senato«rs are sette sexe be tbame one, 3195
Seffed solemI)ly witti selcouthe metes :
The kynge myghtty of myrthe, witti his mylde.wordes,
lehetez the Romaynes at his rche table,
Comforthes the cardynalle so knyghtly  h3ane seluene ;
And this roye ryalle, as romawns vs tellis, 3200
P,uerence the lomayns in his riche table.
The tawghte mene and the conynge, whene theme t}ane
thoghte,
Tas theire lefe at the kynge, and tornede agayne ; 3203
To the cetWthat nyghte thaye soughte at the gayneste,
And thus the ostage of Rome with Arthure es leuede.
han this roy royalle rehersys theis wordes,
" Now may we euelle and riste, fore ]ome es oure
awene ! 3207
]Iake oure ostage at ese, thise auenaunt  childyrene,
And luk e hondene theme alle that in myne oste lengez,
The ernperor of Almayne, and aile theis este marches;
 MS. kynghtly.  :MS. auenaumt.

HIS DREADFUL DREAM.
We salle be ouerlynge of alle that one the erthe lengez !
We wille by Hm Crosse dayes encroche ' t/,eis londez,
And at the Crys'nmesse daye be crowned  ther-aftyre ; H« ,ni 
ed at Chriatmas
Ryngne in my ryalltés, and holde my lownde Table, l. Rome, attd
Iold hie Round
V*Tithc the rentes of Rome, as me beste lykes ; 3215 u« th«
Syne graythe ouer tle grette see with gud mene of armes,
To reuenge the renke that one the rode dyede !"
Thane this comlyche kynge, as cronycles tellys,
Bownnys brathely fo bede witli a blythe herte; 3219
al|d dreams.
Of he slynges with sleghte, and slakes gyrdille,
And fore slewthc of slomowre one a slepe fallis.
Bot be ane aftyre mydnyghte aile his mode changede ;
I[c mett in the mornc-while fulle meruaylos dremes ! frST.ba¢]
And whcne his dredefulle drem whas drefene to tlze ende,
The kynge dates for dowte, dye as he scholde ; 35
Sendes aftyre phylosophers, and his affraye telles, m ende for
philoophera, and
tells them the
"Sene I was ïormede in fayth, so ferde whas I neuer !
ffor-thy rawnsakes redyly, and rede me my swefenys,
And I salle redily and ryghte rehersene the sothe.
][e thoughte I was in a wode willed myne one, mw. in.
woed among wild
That I ne wiste no waye whêdire tlat I scholde, 3231
flore woluez, and whilde swynne, and wykkyde bestez ;
Valkede in that wasterne, wathes fo seche ;
Thare lyouns fulle lothely lykkyde heixe tuskes,
Alle fore lapynge of blude of my lele knyghtez ! 3235 ih ««
ing from their
ïhurghe t]at foreste I flede, thare floures 'hare heghe, teth t
of hi knigbt..
ffor to fele me for ferde of tha foule thyngez ;
lIerkede to a medowe witti montayngnes enclosyde, r« ne. fo.
beautiful meadow
The meryeste of medillerthe that mene myghte be-holde  encl«sed with
" mountains, and
The close was in compas castyne aile abowte, ig
silver and grapes
of gold.
Wit]i clauer and clereworte clede euene ouer ;
The vale was enuerownde a wit]5 vynes of siluer,
Alle wit]5 grapis of golde, gretter ware neuer, 3243
F_mhorilde wit]5 arborye and alkyns trees,
E»beris fulle honeste, and hyrdez there-vndyre ;

1 ][S. Encrochc encroche, ffi MS. crownend.
a MS. euene rownde.

 THE KIEGS OY FORTUIES WHEEL.

A beautil
duchen de-
«cended from the
clouds,

drerd in gor-
geouoe appareL

She whirled a
et rane wheel
with ber band.

chair of silver,
ornamented with
carbuncles.
Kings rlave fo
the w|teel vne
atler another.
Six had fallen
and amented
their misfortune.

[s 3

litt|e man with
lean loinm and
long hair.

Alle froytez foddenid was that floreschede in erthe,
flaire frithed in frawnke appone tha free bowes ; 3247
Whas thare no downkynge of dewe that oghte dere
schoh]e,
Witti the drowghte of the daye aile drye ware the flores !
Than discendis in the dale, downe fra the elowddez,
A duches dereworthily dyghte in dyaperde wcdis, 3251
In a surcott of sylke fulle se]kouthely hewede,
Alle wit/i loyotour ouer-laide lowe to the hernmes,
And witli ladily lappes the lenghe of a 3erde,
And alle redily reuersside with rebanes of gohte, 3255
r, ruchez and besauntez, and other bryghte stonys,
With hir bake and hir breste was brochede alle ouer,
Vit.h kclle and wit/i eorenalle clenliche arrayede,
And that so com]y of colour one knowene was neuer !
A-bowte cho whirllide a whele witli hir whitte hondez,
Oner-whclme aLle qwayntely the whele as cho scholde ;
The rowelle whas rede golde wit/ ryalle stonys,
Faylide wit/i reched and rubyes i-newe ; 3263
The spekes vas splentide alle -itl speltis of siluer,
The space of a spere lenghe springande fu]le faire ;
There-one was a chayere of chalke-whytte siluer,
And chekyrde wit/i charcbocle chawn-D-nge of hewes ;
Appone the compas ther clewide kyngSs one rawe,
'itli corowns of clere golde tlzat krakede in sondire :
Sex was of that setille fu]le sodaynliche fallena, 3270
Ilke a segge by hyme selle, and saide theis wordez,--
' That euer I rengnede one thir rog, me rewes it euer !
Was neuer roye so riche that regnede in erthe !
W-hene I rode in my rowte, roughte I noghte elles,
Bot reuaye, and reuelle, and rawnsone the pople ! 3275
And thus I drife forthe my dayes, whilles I dreghe
myghte,
And there-fore derflyche I ara dmpnede for euer !'
The laste was a litylle mane that laide was be-nethe,
/-tis leskes laye alle lene and latheliche fo sehewe, 3279

THE K|GS nF_,8CR|IIED.

The lokkes lyarde and longe the lenghe of a 3crde,
His lire and his lyghame lamede fttlle sore ;
The two cyne of the byeryne was brighttere thane sfluer,
The tother was 3alowere thene the olke of a naye.
' I was lorde,' quod the lede, ' of londes i-newe, 3284
And alle ledis me lowttede that lengede in ertlie ;
And nowe es lefte me no lappe my lygham to hele,
Bot lightly now ame I loste, leue iche mane the sothe !
The secunde sir for-sothe that sewede theme aftyre,
Vras sekerare to my sighte, and saddare in armes ;
Ofte he syghede vn-sownde, and said theis wordes,--
' On one see hafe I sittene, als souerayne and lorde,
And ladys me louede to lappe in theyre armes; 3292
And nowe my lordchippes are loste, and laide for euer !'
The thirde thorowely was throo, and thikke in the
schuldyrs, st.t and strong.
A thra man fo thrette of, there thretty ware gaderide ;
tIis dyademe was droppede downe, dubbyde with stonys,
Endente alle wit] diamawndis, and dighte for t]e nonis ;
' I was dredde in my dayes,' he said, ' in dyuerse rewmes, ne
drended in
And now dampnede to the dede, and dole es the more !'
The fourre was a faire mane, and forsesy in armes,
The fayrcst« of fegure that ïom-mede was euer !
' I was frekke in my faithe,' he said,' whilles I one
fowlde regnede,
ffamows in fferre londis, and floure of a]le kynges ; 3303
:Now es my face defadide, and foule es me hapnede,
flot I ara fallene fro ferre, and frendles by-leuyde !'
The fifre was a faire mane thane fele of ties orner,
A fforsesy mane and a ferse, with romand lippis ; 3307
l:[e fongede faste one the feleyghes, and fayled ]Ms armes,
Bot it he faflede and felle a fyfty fore large ;
Bot it he sprange and sprente, and spraddene his armes,
And one the spere-lenghe spekes, he spekes thire wordes
' I w in Surrye a syr, and sett be myne one, 3312 He tiad
sovereiçn in
As souerayne and seyngnour of sere kynges londis ; syn, t
now fallen.
1MORTE ARTHURE. î'

He tiad been lord
of manv lands,
but o wae loet.

The second had
sat on the seat .s
sovereign and
lord.

The fiflh wae very
tierce and violeut.

The fourth was a
fair man, but foui
mischance had
now tiappened te
him.

98

He had been
umong the
lien| , back]
doughtiest in
Iris d.ay, but had
been marred by
the maiden.

Two king's were
climbing to the
chir, but failed
to reaCb it.

'rite other
clad in eilvcr,
with a croie of
td.

A rl)zut/reeted
the Duche. who
wt.leomed hzm.

FOIITUNE WELCOMES ARTHUR,
N'ow of my eolaeo I ara fulle sodanly fallene,
And for ake of my eyne, one este es me rewede ! '
The sexte hade a sawtere semliche bowndene,
Vit]5 a surepel of silke sewede fulle faire, 3317
A harpe and a hande-slynge witli harde flynte stones ;
'nat harmes he bas hente he halowes fulle sone,--
' I was demede in my dayes,' he said, ' of ded2s of armes
One of the doughtyeste that duellede in erthe;
Bot I was merride one rnolde in rny moste strcnghcthis,
Witli this raaydene so mylde, tbat mofes vs alle.' 3323
Two kyngea ware clymbande, and clauerande one
heghe,
The creste of the compas they couette fulle 3erne ;
'This chaire of charbokle,' they said, 'we chalange
here-aftyre,
As two of the cheffeste ehosene in erthe !' 3327
The childire ware chalke-whitte, chekys and otl« r,
Bot the chaycre a-bownne cheuede they heu r:
The forthirmaste was freely, with a fi'ount largo,
The faireste of fyssnamy that fourmede waz eu," ; 3331
And he waz buskede in a blee of a blewe noble,
Witli flourdelice of golde floreschede al ouer;
The tother was cledde in a cote aile of clene siluer,
Vith a comliche crosse coruene of golde, 3335
ff,)Te crosselettes krafty by the crosse ristes,
And ther-by knewe I the kynge, that crystnede hyme
semyde.
hane I went to hat wlonke, and w)-nly hire gretis,
And cho said,' welcome i-wis! wele arts thow
fowndene ; 3339
The aughte fo wirchipe my wille, and thow wele cowthe,
Of alle the valyant men that euer was in erthe ;
flore alle thy wirchipe in werre by me bas thow wonnene,
I hafe bene frcndely, freke, and eramede tille other ;
That bas thow fowndene in faithe, and fele of thi bicrnez,
flore I fellid downe si»" Frolle with frowarde knyghtes ;
ffore-thi thc fruytes of Fraunce are freely thyn»e awcne.

AD 8ET8 HIM I" THE SEAT. 9D

Thow salle the chayere escheue, I chese the my sellerie,
achieve th. chair»
Be-for alle the cheïtaynes chosene in this erthe.' 3348
Se.ho lifto me vp lightly with hir leno hondes,
And serte me softely in the see, tho scptre me rechede ; .and waet th¢re-
Craftely with a kambe cho kembede re)me heuede, 3351
That the krispane kroke to my crownne raughte ;
Dressid ofie mo a diademe, that dighte waa fulle faire,
And syne profres me a pome pighte fulle of faire stonys, t him.
Enam«.hle with azoure, the ert] thero-one depaynti,le,
Selkyldo with the r, alto see appone sere halfes, 3356
In sygne that I sothely was souerayno in erthe.
Than broght cho me a brande with fulle bryghte hiltes, ^
bright hilt w.
.And bado me brawndyseho B,e blade, ' l«e brande es brought to
myne awene : 3359
1lany swayne with the sTnge bas the sw[e]tte leuede ;
ffor wlfillcs thow swanko witli the swerde, it swykkedc
lice neuer.'
Than raykcs cho with roo, and riste whene hir likede,
To tho ryndes of tl, e wode, richere was neuer ; 3363
Vas no pomarie so pighte of pr3mcez in erthe,
No nonno apparaylle so prowde, hot paradys one.
Scho bad the bowes scholdo bewe downe, and bTng to n,
the wooJ, and the
my hondes 3366
to yield their
Of the bette that they bare one brawnehes so heghe ; fruit to him.
Than they heldede fo hir heste aile hoily af ofies,
Tho hegheste of iche a hirste, I bette ow for-othe :
He wtm litl take
Scho bade me f)a'the noghte tho fruyte, bot fonde whilles [leaf89]
freely of the
me likedo,
' fronde of the fyneste, thow freliche byerne, 3371
And recho fo the ripeste, and ryotto thy seluene !
l-iste, thow ryaite roye, for l,ome es thyae awene !
And I salle redily toile lice roo at the gayaeste,
And rêcho the lice riche wyne in rynsede coupes.' 3375 vhe
wine for him
Thano cho wente to the weilo by the wode enis, from the *pring,
That alle weilydo of wyne, and wondirliehe rynnes ;
Kaughte vp a coppe-fulle, and couerde it faire ; 3378
Scho bad me dereliche drawe, and drmke to hir selfene, a.
 t'illk to her.

100 EXPLANATION OF THE DREAM.

B,st at mid-day
aU was changed.

She spoke tu
him flercely, and
told him that he
hould fuse lais
|ire,

F;he whirled the
whcel round, till
hic qllarter8 were
quashed and
chine chopped
asunder by the
chir.

The philosopher
interprets the
dream, and tells
Arthur that
good frtmte i
pased.

He le tu prepare
lor his eltd

and tu round ab-
beys in France.

He is bld take
heed of the other
king who tried
the chair.
The tiret was
Alexander,
the second
eetor,
the third Julit
Coesar,

tlte fotlrth Judas
the I a¢cbee

And thus cho lede me abowte the lenghe of an owrc,
Vith aile likynge and luffe, that any lede scholde ;
Bot af the myddaye fulle ewyne alle hir mode chaungede,
And mad mychc manace witli mcruayllous wordez ;
Vhene I cryede appone hirc, cho kcst downe ]air browes :
' Kyng, thow karpes for noghtc, be Criste that me madc !
ffor thow salle lose this laykc, and thi lyre aftoE%
Thow has lyffede in delytte and lordchiipes inewe !'
AbooEe scho whirlcs the whclc, and whirles me vndirc,
Tille aile my qwarters tl«t v:hiile whare qwaste al to
peces .t 3389
And with that chayerc my chyne was choppcd in sondire !
And I hale cheuefide for chcle, sen me this chanco
happenede.
Than wakkenyde I iwys, aile wery for-dremyde, 3392
And now wate thow my woo, worde as the lykes."
"ffreke," sais the philosophre, "thy fortmm es passedc !
flot thow salle f)md hir thi fou, frayste whene the lykes !
Thow arts af the hegheste, I hotte the for-sorbe ! 3396
Cha]ange nowe when thow fille, thow cheuys no more !
Thow bas schedde myche blode, and schalkes distroyede,
Sakeles, in cirquytrie, in sers kynges landis ; 3399
Schryfe the of thy schame, and schape for thyne ends !
Thow has a schewynge, sir kynge, take kepe 3if the lykc,
flot thow salle fersely falle witti-in fyve wynters ! 3402
ffownde abbayes in ffraunce, the froytez are theyne awene,
flore ffroiile, and for fferawnt, and for thir fcrse knyghttis,
That thowe fremydly in ffraunce bas faye be-leuede ;
Take kepe 3itte of other kynges, and kaste in thyne herte,
That were conquerours kydde, and crownnede in erthe ;
The eldeste was Alexandere, tlat aile the erthe lowttede ;
The tother Etor of Troye, the cheualrous gume ;
The thirde Itfl3am Cesare, that geant was holdene,
Ia iche jorn6 jentille, a-juggede witti lordes ; 3411
The ferthe was sir Iudas, a justere lu!le nobille,
The maysterfulle Makabee, the myghttyeste of strenghes;

Trie WILD BEA$T8 AIlE ARTHUR'8 FOES. 101

The fyfte was [osue, tbat joly marie of armes, 3414
That in Icralem oste fe myche joye lymppede ;
The sexte was Dard the dere, demyd with kyng t
who lew the
One of the doughtyeste that dubbe w euer,
ffor he slewe th a slynge, be sleyghte of his handis,
Gol 5  the ctte gome, grymmeste in ehe ; 3l 19
Syne endittcde in his dayes allc the dere psme
That in the sawtim ere sctte t sclcouthe word
The two clbande kges, I knawe it for-sothe, or te
wbo wcre cli,.
i.g, one shall
Salle Karolus be eaide, the kg ne of Fraunce ;
IIe sae be crowelle and kcne, and oenquerour holdcne,
Couere be conqueste contres ynewe ; 3425
]Io se encroche the crowne that Crist bain h) selfene, « . ..
crown that Christ
And that lifcliche launce, that lepe to his hcrte, r« .« t.
hnce tbat leapt
Vhcn he w crucyfiede one crose, and e t/ce kene
naylis,
Iyghtly he salle conquere to Cristyne men hondes.
The tother salle be Godfmye, that Gode schaHe reuene
One the Gud Frydaye with galyarde yghtes ; 3431
IIe salle of Lorme  lorde, be lecfe of his fadire, the other .1,1 be
Gfrey, the lord
And syne in Ierusalem myche joye happ)me, «:,,,,. .,,o
shall rever the
flot ho salle couer the c ho craftes of armes, 343 te cross.
And st»e ho corode kmge, wit kryoemeenotde;
Salle no duke  his dnyes sicho dtanye happée,
e siche myschefe dreghe, whene trewtho salle be tryede 
ffore-t ffortune the fctches to ruCHe the nowmbe,
 make up the
s nynne of the nobto namede in erhe ; 339
This se  romance be redde with a knyght,
]ekkenede and renode wit otous kynges,
And demyd one domosdaye, for dedis of aes, 32
bratcd for ever
flot t/ce doughtyte that euer was duclland in erthe : .. the doughtit
So many clerkis and kges sae karpe of ot dedis,
And kepe oe conquesz in cronycle for euert
Dot the wolfes in the wode, and the whilde btes,
the w and the
Are some wikkyd mene that weyes thy rewmes, 3447
ick me
Es entde in thvne açscnce to weaye t.hv pplc,
  - people.

He w] hRv
eorne tidlngs
within ten dayœe.

He is bid to re-
pent and nmend.

The king
and puts on
robes°

approa«.hing in
Ihe garb

[leaf 90]

of a pilgrim.

He asks him
whither he is
gomg,

IIIE PILGRIM-KNIGHT ARRIVES.

And alyenys and ostes of vncouthe landis.
Thow getis tydandis I trowe, with-in tene dayes, 3450
That some torfere es tydde, serte thow fro home turnede ;
I rede thow rekkyne and reherse vn-resonable dedis,
Ore the repenttes fulle rathe alle thi rcwthe werkes !
Iane, amende thy mode, or thow myshappene,
And mekely aske mercy for mede of thy saule !" 3455
hane rysezthe richekynge, and rawghteone his wedys,
A reedde actone of rosse, the richeste of floures,
A pesane, and a paunsone, and a pris gixdi]le ;
And one he henttis a hode of scharlette fulle riche,
A pauys pi]lione hatt, f/rot pighte was fulle faire 3460
Vith perry of the OD'ent, and precyous stones ;
]Ils gloues gayliche gilte, and grauene by/he hemmys,
Vith aynes of rubyes fulle acious to schewe ;
IIis bede grehownde, and his bronde, ande no byerne
ell, s, 34ç,4
And bownnes ouer a brode mede, witli bret] at his bette ;
ffar:h he stalkis a stye by tha stille enys,
Stotays at a hey strcttc, studyande hyme one ;
Att the surs of the sonne, he sees thcre commande,
P, aykande to Romewarde the rcdyeste wayes, 3469
A renke in a rowndc cloke, witl righte rowmme clothcs,
Vith hatte, and with hcyghe schone homely and rownde ;
Witl flatte ferthynges the frcke was floreschede alle ouer,
Manye schredys and schraggcs at his skyrttes hynges,
Witl scril.pe , ande witti slawynG and skalopis i-newc,
Both pyke and palme, alL pil'am hym scholde. 3475
The gome aythcly hym grette, and bade gode morwcne ;
The kyng lordelye hym selfe, of langage of l%me,
Of Latyne corroumppede all, fulle louely hym menys,--
"Whedire wilnez thowe, wye, walkande thyne orme 
Qwhylles fhis werlde es o werrc, a wawhte I it bol, le ;
]Iere es ane enmye with oste, vndixe 3one vynes ;
And they see the, for-sothe, sorowe the be-tyddes ;
Bot 3if thow hafc condethe of tle kynge selfene, 3483

]IF.. DlSCLOS.F_,8 IlE)I8ELF ,8 81R CnADOI. 103

Knaues wille kille the, and kcppe at thow haues ; a.a lell. hlm tho
dangers
And if tl, ou halde the hey waye, they hente the also,
I,oL if thow hasLyly haïe helpe of his hende knyghtLes."
'ihane karpes sir Cradoke te the kynge sellerie, 3487
_a_ ,, I salle ïor-gyffe hym my dede, se me (iode helpe !
saya that he feara
Onye grome vndire Gode, LhaL one this grownde walkes !
Latte Lhe keneste corne, Lhat te the kyng langes,
I salle encou»tire hyme as knyghte, se CrisLe hale my
sawle ! 3491
ff,,r thow may noght reche me, ne areste thy selfene,
Thoffe HJou be richely arayede in fulle riche wed ;
I wille noghte wonde for no werre, te wende whare me
likes, 3494
Ne for no wy of this werlde, that wroghte es one erthe !
Il, et I wille passe in pilgremage th.is pas vn-to ome,
pilgrirnago to
Te purchese me pardonne of the pape selfcne ;
And of payncs of purgatorie be plenerly assoyllede ;
Thane salle I seke sekirly my souerayne lorde, 3499
Sir Arthure of Inglande, that auenatnt byerne !
final Arlhur
fier he es in this empire, as hathelle men me telles,
OsLayande in this Oryente witla awfulle knyghtes."
"-ro qwyne corne/houe, kene marie," quoà the kynge
him whenco ho
/'
thane, 3503
whetber he knowa
"That knawes kynge Arthure, and lais knyghttes also I
knighta.
Was thoue euer in lais courte, qwylls he in kytli lengede l
Thow karpes se kyndly, iL eomforthes myne herte !
Wcll wele bas thou wente, and wysely thou seehis,
Il'or thore arte ]3retowne bierne, as by thy brode speehe."
"Me awghte te knowe the kynge, he es my kydde lorde, r «t him lhat
hia naine la Sir
Crlok. a knilht
And I eahle in his courte a knyghte of his ehambire ; or^t,«,
ber, and keeper of
Sir Craddoke was I callide, in his courte riche, 3511
Kcpare of Karlyone, vndir Lhe kynge sclfene ;
/X'owe ara I eachede oxsoEL of k)oE/i, with kare aL my herte,
And Lhat eastclle es cawghte with vneowthe ledys."
Than Lhe comliche kynge kaughte hxan in armes, 3515 r« king
" and
Kcste of Iris ketille-hattc, anti kyssede hyme fidle sorte,

Sir Cradok relis
lfim of the evii
[leaf 90, back]
deeds of Modred.

He b.ès thered
forces of paynim
and outlaws

•
who rob the re-
]iious and ravish

whole of England
and all Arthu'8
catle8.

He bas a fleet of
seven score ships
at outh-mptom

But, worst of ail,
be has tken
Guinever, and
bolds her a
h wire 

IIE TELLS THE VILLAINY OF MODRED.
Saide, "welcome, sir Craidoke, so Criste mott me helpe !
Dere cosyne of kynde, thowe coldis myrte herte !
How faris if in :Brctaynne, with alle my bolde berynns 
Are they brettenede, or brynte, or broughte owte of lyue l
Kene thon me kyndely whatte caase es be-failene ; 3521
I kepe no eredens fo eraîe, I knawe the for trewe."
",Sir, thi wardane es wikkede, and wilde of lais dedys ;
flot he wandretli bas wroghte, sen thon a-waye passede ;
He has castel]es encrochede, and corownde hma seluene,
Kaughte in aile the rentis of the lownde Tabil]e;
He devisede the rewme, and delte as hym likes ; 3527
Dubbede of the Danmarkes, dukes and erlles,
/)isseueride them sondirwise, and cites dystroyede,
To 8arazenes and 8essoynes, appone sere halues,
He haz semblede a sorte of selcoute berynes, 3531
Soueraynes of Surgenale, and sowdeours many,
Of Peyglates, and paynyrnms, and prouede -knyghttes
Of Irelande and Orgaile, owtlawede berynes ;
Alle thaa laddes are knyghttes that lange to the mowntes,
And ledynge and lordechipaoe bas aile, ails theme selfe
likes ; 3536
And there es sir Childrike a eheftayne hohlyne,
That ilke cheualrous renne, he ehargges thy pople ;
They robbe thy religeous, and ravische  thi nonne-% 3539
And redy ryddis with h[s rowtte to rawnsone the pouere;
ffro :Humbyre to :Hawyke he haldys his awene,
And al]e the cowntr of Kentt be couenawnte entayl]i,_le;
The comliche castel]es that to the coro,xne langede,
The holttes, and the hare-wode, and the harde bankkes,
Alle that Heuguste and Hors hent in theire tyme ;
Art Southamptone on the see es seuene skore chippes,
ffrawghte fulle of ferse folke, owt of ferre landes, 3547
ffor to fyghte with thy ffrappe, whene thow theme
assail]S.
:Bot itt a wozde witterly, thowe watte noghte the werste !
tic has weddede Waynore, and hir hLs wieffe holdis,
 JS. ravichsc

.nTHUn'S mF,F. 105

And wofinys in the wilde bowndis of the weste marches,
And bas wroghte hire witli childe» as wittnesse tellis !
Off aile the wyes of t£is worlde, woo motte hym worthe,
AHs wardayne vnworthye womene to 3eme !
Thus bas sir hlodrede merrede vs aile [ 3555
ffor-thy I merkede ouer thees mowntes, to mene tle the
sorbe."
Than the burliche kynge, for brethe at his herte, Ahnr
corne by the
And for this botelesse hale alle his ble ebaungede ! a.
revenge.
"By te rode," sais te roye, "I salle it revenge ! 3559
Hym salle rcpente fulle rathe aile his rewthe werkes
Alle wepande for woo he vent to his tentis ;
Vnwynly this wyease kynge, he wakkenysse his berynes,
Clepid in a clarioune kynges and othire, 3563
Callys theme to concelle, and of t]ds cas tellys, « ¢.n
and ts them the
" I ara wlth tresone be-trayede, for aile my trewe dedis ! 
And aile my trauayle es tynt, me tydis no bettire !
Hym salle torfere be-tyde, this tresone bas wroghte,
And I may traistely hym take, as I ara trew lerde !
This es Iodrede, rite manc that I moste traystede,
]Ias my castclles encrochcde, andcorownde hyme seluene,
With renttes and reches of the vvnde Table ; 3571
Has ruade aile hys retcnewys of renayede wrechis,
And devysed my rcwme to dyverse lordes,
To sowdeours and to Sarazenes owtte of sere londes !
IIe has weddyde Waynore and hyr to wyefe holdes, ['l«af91]
And a childe es eschapede, the chaunce es no bettire !
Thcy hale sembledo on the sec seuene schore chippis,
ffulle of ferrome folke, fo feghte wit]5 myne one !
ffor-thy fo Bretayne the brode buske vs by-houys, 3579 T«
ceed to Britain
flot to brcttyne the berymm that hs this hale raysede ! wth all epeed.
Thare salle no freke men fart, bott alle onc freschc horses,
That are fraistede in fyghte, and doute of my knyghttez :
Sir Howclle and sir Hardolfe here salle be-lcue, 3583 sir o«
ir Hardolf shall
To be lordes of the ledis that hcre to me lengcs ; rem:dn behind
govern Rome and
Lokes in-to Lumbardye, tl«at thare no lede chauny, c,--

lOg

Arthur and
i-t knight
jmrnev rapidly
twards lJritain.

In fifteen dayn his
Ileet is aelnblcd.
Ile emhark and

]I« discnvers the
fieet of the enerny
armed and pre-
pared K,r fight.

Then he make
rea tv hic êhips
f,r te battle.

IIE DI8COVER8 TUE ENIIY't rLEET.
And tcndirly to Tuska3me take tente a I bydc 
Iae the rentis of Rome qwene thay are rekkenedc ;
Take sese the saine dayc that laste w assyede,
Or c ae thc ostage, witwtty the ways,
De hg-de hye appone hygh aUe hol]y af ones "
Towe bownes the bolde k)mgewit [1] beste knyghtes,
Gem trome and toe, and t forth aftyrc ;
Tumys thorowe Tkae, tarics bot littiHe, 3593
Lygh noghte in Lumbarddye bot whene thc lyghte
failede ;
Mcrkcs ouer the mowntaynes fue me,waylous vayes,
Ayres thurghe Almaygmc eve af thc gayncs ; 3596
fferkes ev)m»o in-to awndrche with hys fcme
knyghtt ;
With- f)fftene dayes his flete  emblede,
And thane he schoupe hyme to chippe, and oehown»es
no lengere, 3.',99
Schcrys vith a chae Dmdc ouer the schyre atcrs ;
By tire roche with ropes he D'des one akerc,
Thare the false mene fletyde, and one fle lengedc,
Witg chefe cha)mes of chare chokke to-gcdyrs, 3603
Charggede evyne chekefe of cheurous yghtoe ;
Aml  the hynter one hegh, he and crestes,
IIatchcs with haythene mene hillyd ware tharc vndym,
rowdHche pmyede  with ayntede clothys, 3607
Iehe a pece by pece pD'kkyde tylle otler,
Dubbyde with dagswaynnes dowblede they seine ;
And thus the dee Danamarkcs had dygh aile the)e
cl fippys, 3610
That no dvnte of no datte dere theme ne schoulde.
Than the roye and the renkes of the ownde Table
A1]e ryally in rede ayes t cppis ;
That dayc ducheryes he delte, and doubbyde knyghttes
Dresses dromowndes and aggcs, and awene vpc
stonys ; 3615
] MS. pmtrayede.

TIIEY PREPARE FOR TI|E BATTLE.

toppc-castclles hostuffedc with toyclys, as hym

The
lykydc,
Bcndys bowes of vys broth.ly thare-aftyre
Tolowris tcntyly takelle they ryghttcne,
righten the
Brascne hcdys fulle brode buskede one flones,
Graythcs for garnysones gomcs arrayes ; 3620
Gryme gaddcs of stele, ghywes of iryne, grim g.ad of
Sti.ttclys  stcryneonesterynnewitIAstyffemcneofarmcs; ofiron.
]Iony lufiiche launce appone lofte stonndys,
Ledys one lcburde, lot,lys and other, 3624
Pyghte payvcse onc porte, payntede scheldcs,
One hyndire hurdace one highte helmede knyghtez.
Thus thcy schcfteue foreschotys one thas schirestrandys,
Ilke schalke in his schrowde, fulle scheene ware /boire
wcdys. 3628
The bol,le kynge es in a barge and a-bowtte rowes,
AIle bare-heuvede for besye witli beueryne lokkes ; t.,t bareheadcd.
And a bcryne witli his bronde, and ane helme betyne,
Mengede with a mawncelct of maylis of si]uer, 3632
Compaste with a coronalle, and coucrde  fidle riche ;
Kabs te yche a cogge, te comfurthe his knyghttes :
Te Clegys and Clcrcmownde he cryes one lowde, , i ,,,,« te
Cleg and Clerc-
" O Gawayne  O Galyrane  thies gud mens bodyes." ,,«,.d. te Lonc|
• " and Lancelot,
To Loth and to LyonelIe fulle louefly he melys, 3637
And to sir Lawncelot de Lake lordliche wordys,
"Lat vs couere the kythe, the coste es ow-re ovnne ; ,. let us recover
And gcre theme brotheliche blenke, allç oneblod-hondes
• hound's b|ench
hew clown heartily
Bryttyne thcm with-in bourde, and brynne theme hare
aftyre ! 3641
IIewe downe hertly 3one heythene tykes !
Thay are harlotes halfe, I hette ow myne honnde !"
Than he coueres his o,,-e and caches one ankere, , Ç.« i
ahip, takea hs
helmet md mail,
Kaughte Iris comliche helme with the clerc maylis ; ..d displays his
Buskes bancrs one brode, betyne of gowlcs,
XVitli eorowns of clerc golde clcnliche arraiede ; 36t7
t MS. Stirtteh-s. 2 MS. couercrde.

108 THE FIErtCE BATI'LE ON THE SEA.

His ehlef devlce
is a picture of out
Lady and the

The sailors busy
themselves to ge{;
tige ships under
weigh.

They str4ke scross
the strem and
the stri£e beins.

There fs great
dashing [oether
o[ ships.

Grapplings are
thrown out.

A mighty strug-
{;le ensues.

tige rnariners.

[leoE 92]
Boardin.. are
ronde and hand-
to-hand flghts
take place.

Bot t/rare was chosene in the chefe a chalke-wldtto
maydene,
And a childe in hir ame, that chefe es of hevynne :
Vith-owttene changynge in chace, thies ware the cheefe
armes 3650
Of Arthure tire auenaunt, qwhylles he in erthe lengede.
Thane the marynerse mellys, and maysters of ckippis,
Ierily iche a mate menys tille other ;
Of theire temys they talke, how tlray warc tydd,
Towyne tawsselle one trete, trvssene vpe sailes, 3655
]et bonettez one brede, bettrede hatches ;
Brawndeste browne stele, braggede in trompcs ;
Standis styffe one the stam3me , steris one aftyre ;
Strekyne ouer tire streme, thare stryvynge be-gynnes.
ffro tire wagande wynde owte of tire weste rysses, 3660
]rethly bessomes wit} byrre in berynes sailles ;
With hir bryngges one burde burliche cogges,
Qwhylles tire bilyn and tire berne brestys in sondyre ;
So stowttly tle forsterne one tle statu h}oEtis, 3664
/7at stokkes of the stere-burde strykkys in peces !
De thane cogge a,pone cogge, krayers and other,
Castys crepers one crosse als fo tle cmfte langes : 3667
Thane was hede-rapys hewene tlrat helde vpe tire mastes ;
Thare was conteke fulle kcne, and crachynge of chippys !
Grett cogges of kampe crasseches in sond}a'e !
:bIony kabane clevede, cabilles destroyede ! 3671
](nyghtes and kene mene killide the braynes .t
:Kidd castelles were corvene witl alle theire kene wapene,
Castelles fulle comliche, tlat coloured ware faire !
Vpcyaes eghelyage tlay ochene t/mre-aftyre, 3675
With t/e swynge of the swerde sveys tle mastys ;
Ovyre-fallys in tle firste frekis and othixe,
ffrekke in tle forchipe fey es byleucfede !
Than brothely they bekyre with boustouse tacle, 3679
]3ruschese boloeye one burde brynyede knyghtes,
Owt of'botes one burde was buskede with stonys,
Dett downe of tire beste, bry.tis the hctchcs ;

MODRED'8 FLEET IS UTTERLY DEFEATED. 109

Som gomys thoarghc-gyrde witli gaddys of yryne,
Gomys gayliche clede ' englaymous wapene ! 3684
Archcrs of Inghnde fulle egerly schottes, T« ««r, or
England make
Hittis thourghe the harde stele fulle hertly dyanttis t a,.
• heatlen
Sonne hotchene in holle the hcthenne knyghtes,
Hurte thourghe the harde stele, hale they neuer ! 3688
Than they falle to the fyghte, ffoynes witli sperys,
Alle the frckkeste oe frownte tltat to the fyghte langes ;
And ilkone frechely frayste, theixe strenghes, 3691
Vcre fo fyghte in tire flete with theire felle wapyne.
Thus they dalte/tat daye, thire dubbide knyghtes,
Tille aile tlte Danes ware dede, and in tle depe throwene ! Te Dae,
ModreJ's fleet
Than :Bretones brothely wit]5 brondis they hewene,  u a.
Lepys in vp one lotie lordeliche beDmes ; 3696
W-hen ledys of owt-lodys leppyne in waters,
Alle ottre lordes one lowde laughene at ones ! Artlmr' lord
ugh to ee their
Be thane speris whare spronngene, spalddyd ehippys,  leap iltO
Spanyolis spedfly sprcntyde ouer burde. ; 3700
Alle the kene mcne of kampe, knyghtea and other, 
Killyd arc colde dede, and castyne ouer burdez !
Theire swyers sweyftly has the swete leuyde,
lIcthene heuande on hatche in ther hawe ryses, 370
Synkandc in the salte see seuene hundrethe at ones !
Thane sir Gawayne the gude, he bas te gTee wonnene, sir «.aiç
the ships to hi
Alltl aile the cogges ete he gafe to his knyghtes, 3707 k,it.
Sir Gcryne, and sir Grisswolde, 2 and othir gret lordes ;
Garte Galutlî, a gud gome, girde of tllaire hedys !
Thus of the false flete appone the flode happenede, T
fslse flee.
And thus theis feryne folke fey are beleuede ! 3711
itt es t/ie traytoure one londe with tryede knyghttes, t »oar«a
traitor bas a land
And aile trompede they trippe one trappede stedys, my oftried
knight.
Schewes theme vndir schilde one the schire bankkcs ;
IIe ne schownttes forno schame, bot schewes fulleheghe !
Sir Arthure and Gawayne avyede theme bothene 3716
To sexty thosandez of mene, that in theire syghtc houede.
]3ethis the folkewas fellyde, thanewas the flode passede 
t Or clade. "- MS. G?ifswolde.

110

Arthur walts for
the tide to fise
lfore he lands.

Sir
wad.e

leaf 92., Uak]

elandard-Uearer
a, lvaneeagainsg
lodred'e host.

"We hall f«ll
he fleld ah'.dl be

He and his Ilttle
tnd chare tho
 hole army.

Eln GAWAINE RASHLY WADES ASHORE.

Thane was if slyke a slowde in slakkes fidle hugge,
That let the kyng for to lande, and the lawe watyre ;
ffor-thy he lengede one laye for lesynng of horsesys,
To loke of his lege mene, and of his lele knyghtes,
3if any ware lamede or loste, life 3ife they seholde.
Than sir Gawayne the gude a galaye he takys, 372t
And glides vp ata gole wit]ï gud mene of armes
Vhene he growndide, for grefe he gyrdis in the watex.,
That to the girdylle he gos in aile his gyle wedys
Schottis vpe appone the sonde in syghte of the lordes,
Sengly with hys soppe, my sorowe es the more
Wit]ï baners of his ba's beste of his armes, 3730
/Ie braydes T-on the banke in his bryghte wedys
tle byddys his baneoure, " buske thow be-le
To 3one brode batayle that one one banke houes
And I ensure ow sothe I salle owe sewe aftyre ; 373t
Loke e blenke for no bronde, ne for no bryghte wapyne,
Bot beris doaae of the beste and bryng theme o-dawe
Bees noghte abayste of theire boste, abyde one the erthe
,. haue my baneres borne in batailles fulle hugge
We salle felle 3one false, the rende hale theim satfles
ffightes faste 'ith the frape, the felde salle be owres
llay I that traytoure ouer-take, torfere hyme tyddes,
That this tresone haz tymbyrde to my trewe lorde
Of siche a engendure fuile littylle joye happeras, 37t3
And that salle in this jomaee be juggede fulle euene
Sow they seke ouer the sonde this soppe at the gayneste,
Sembles one the sowdeours, and settys theim dyntys
Thourghe lice scheldys so sehene schalkes they towehe,
With schaftes scheueride sehorte of thas schene launees
Derfe dynttys they dalte with. daggande sperys
One the danke of the dewe many dede lyggys, 3750
Dukes, and dtLszepcris, and dubbidc knyghttys
The doughttyeste of Danemarke vndone are for euer
Thus th renkes in rewthe rittis theire brenyes,
And reehis of the richeste vn-rekene dynttis ; 3754
Thare they thronge in thc thikkc, and thristis fo the erthe

IIE STRIVES TO REACH MODRED. ] I 1

Of the thraeste mene thre hundrethe af ones ! 3756 They a|ay threo
hundred of
Bot sir Gawaync for grcfe myghte noghte agayne-stande,
Vmbeippys a spore, and to a gome rynnys,
/7at bare of gowles fulle gaye, with gowces of sylucre ;
I[e gyrdcs hym in af the gorge with his gryme ] lattnce,
That tl, e gmwndcne glayfe graythes in sondyre ! 3761
With that boystous brayde ho bownes hym to dye !
Thc kynge of Gutlande it was, a gude mane of armes.
Thayre avawwarde than alle voydes tl, are-aftyre,
At'ts vcnqucste verraycly with valyant beryncs ; 3765
Mctis with medilwardc, that Modrede ledys !
Oure mene merkes theme to, as theme myshappenede
ff.r hade sir Gawaync hade grace fo halde the grene hille,
Itc had wirchipe i-wys wonnnene for mer ! 3769
Bot thane sir Gawayne i-wysse, ho wayts hym welc
To wreko hyme on thiswerlaughc, th et this werre nmucde ;
And merkes fo sir Modrede amonge aile his bcr)as,
With the ][owntt%ms, and other gret lordys.
Tf, an sir Gawayne waa greuede, and with a grct wylle «.i
good spear in
ffcwtcrs a $aire si)tre , and freschely askryes, 3775
Modred with re-
" ffals ïosterde foodc, the fonde haue thy bonys !
ffy onc the, fclone, aud thy fals xverkys !
Thow salle be dcdc and vndone for thy derfe dcdys,
Or I salle dy this daye, if destanye worthc !" 3779
'ihano his enraye, with oste of owtlawede berynes, [leaf0a]
The boat of the
 Alle cnangy]les abowte oure excellente knyghttez, ««y. mr-
ing sixty thou-
Tiret the tmytoure be tresone had tryede hym scluene ; oa
Dukes of Danemarke ho dyghttcs fulle sono, 3783 and hia iittio
b'atlo
And lcdcrs of Lettowe, witlï legyons inewe,
Vmbylappyde oure mene with launcez fulle kene,
Sowdeours and Sarazenes owte of sere landys,
Sexty thosande mene semlyly arrayede, 3787
Sekerly assembles thare one seuenschore knyghtes,
Sodaynly in dischayte by tha salte strandes.
Thane sir Gawayne grotte with his gray eghene,
ffor grole of his gud mene that ho gyde schuldc ;
 growne struck o«f, aud gryme u'riltcn instead.

Sir Gawaine idlla
the king o1 Goth-
]and.

Thc van--uard of
the army flics.

Gawaine rashly
advances against
the centre, where
Iodred i, with
the M«mtagus and
other great lot'da.

(]awaine wee]pa
and laments for
3791 the danger ofhia

] ]-3. SIR GAWAINE FIGHTS LIKE A MADMAN'.

He coin forts
them with pro-
mises of bleseings
in heaven.

Tey ehall sup
with prophets,
patriarche» ad
spostles.
tle that vields
unslain.  he
or succom'ed o
Christ .'

Then Gawaino
griufly grips
weapon

and rushes into
the fray.

He perfrm
mihty deeds of

He ,vyste that thay-,vondyde ware, and very for-
foughttene ;
And what for wondh'e and woo, aile his witte faylcde.
And thane syghande he saide, witt sylande terys,--
"We are witi Sarazencs be-sett appone sere halles !
I syghe noghte for my selfe, sa helpe oure Lorde ; 3î96
Bot for to [see] vs supprysede, my sorowe es the more.
]3es dowghtty to-daye, 3one dukes schal]e be 3oures !
flot dere Dryghttyne this dayc, dredys no wapme.
Te salle ende this daye ats excellent knyghttes, 3800
Ayere to endclesse joye wiffi angelles vnwemmyde.
Thofe we hafe vnwittyly wastede oure selfene,
We salle wirke aile wele in tle wirchipe of Cryste.
We salle for one Samzenes, I sekire ow my trowhe,
Souppe with oure Saueoure solemply in heucne,
In presence of t£at precious, prynce of aile o}er 3806
Witi prophetes, and patriarkes, and apostlys fulle nobil]..,
]3c-fre his freliche face that fourmede vs alle!
ndirc to one aldsones, he /mt 3eldes hyme eur,
Qwhylles he es qwykke and in qwerte vnquellyde with
handis,
De he ncuer mo sauede, ne socourede with Cryste,
13,»t Satanase lris sawle mowe synke in-to hotte ! "3812
han gr3nnly sir Gawayne gryppis hys wapyne,
Agayne that et bataille he graythes hym sone ;
I',adly of his riche swerde he reghttes le cheynys,
In he schokkes his schelde, schountes he no lcngare ;
Bot ails vnwyse, wo,lewyse, he wente at the gayneste,
XVondis of thas wedirw3ms with wrakfulle dynttys,
Alle wellys fulle of blode, thare he awaye passes ; 3819
And t/tofe hym ware ftdle woo, he wondys bot lyttille,
Bot wrekys at his wirchipe tle wrethe of hys lorde !
He stekys stedis in stoure, and sterenefulle knyghttes,
That stcrynamene in theirestempesstone-dede/my lygge I
tte ryvys le ranke stele, he rittes le maylcs ; 382 I
Thare myghte no renke hym areste, his resone
passede !

SIR OAWAINE I 8LAIN DY MODRED. 113

He feile in a fransye for fersenesse of bette, «
madman.
He feghttis and felils down« [hat hyme be-fore standis !
fie[le neuer fay mane siche fortune in erthe ! 3828
In-to the hale bataile hedlygs he rymys,
And hurtes of the hardieste that one the erthe lenges !
Letande atts a lyone, he lawnches theme thorowe,
Lordcs and ledars, that one the launde houes ! 3832
3it sir Gawayne for wo wondis bot lyttiile,
Bot woundisof thas wedirwynes with wondiffulle dyntes,
Alls he that wold wilfully wastene hyme selfene ;
And for wondsome and wille aile his wit failede, 3836
That wode ails a wylde beste he wente at the gayneste; 1aa
b¢ast, he leaves
|1 wallowing in
Aile walewede one blode, thare he a-waye passede ; boa where he
Iche a wy may be warre, be wreke of an-other ! 3839
]«an he moues to sir 5[odrede amange aile his knyghttes,
And mett hyme in the myde schclde, and mailis hyme
thorowe ;
Bot the schalke for the scharpe he schownttes a littille,
He schare hyme one the schorte rybbys a schaftmonde m wou 1o-
dred in the aide.
large ! 3843
The schafte schoderede and schotte in the schire beryne,
That the schadande blode ouer his schanke rynnys,
And schewede one his schynbawde, that was schire
burneste ! 3846
And so they schyfte and schove, he schotte to the erthe; t«d rU t
the earth.
V/th th e lussche of the launce he lyghte one hys schuldyrs,
Ane akere lenghe one a launde, fulle lothely wondide.
Than Gawayne gyrde to the gome, and one the groffe
failis ; 3850
AHs his grefe was graythede, his grace was no bettyre !
]e schokkes owtte a schorte knyfe schethedewith siluere, Gawain «trikes
at him with a
And scholde haue slottede hyme in, bot no slytte knife, butmisses
his blow.
happenede ;
His hand sleppid and slode o slante one the mayles,
And the tother slely slynges hym vndire : 3855
With a trenchande knyfe the trayto«re hym hyttes, Te traitor bits
him
MORTE ARTHURE.

114

thrgh the
hetmet and the
head.

Gawaine is ono
arms!

King Frederiek
saks wh« he was.

• |oed telle
him that he waa
Sir Gawain¢ tbe
good, the mevri-
est. the kindliest»
and the bravcet
of knight !

Modrel
and eurs¢s hi
destiny,

IODRED DE8CRIIES GAWAINE'S CHARACTER.
Thorowe te helme and the hede, one heyghe one tl«e
brayne :
And thus sir Gawayne es gone, the gude man of armes,
Witti-owttyne reschewe of reuke, and rewghe es tle more
Thus sir Gawaynne es gone, that gyede many othire ;
ffro Gowere to Gernesay, aile tle gret lordys 3861
Of Glamour, of Galys londe, this galyarde knyghtes,
flot glent of gloppynyng ] glale be they neur !
Yng ffroderike of Fres faythely/hare-aftyre, 5864
ffrayaes af the false mane of owre ferse knyghte ;
" Knew thow euer this knyghte in thi kithe D, che,
Of whate kynde he was comene? be-knowe now the sorbe;
Qwat gome was he this with the gaye armes, 3868
Vit this gryffome of golde, tat es one growffe fal]yne
tte bas grettly greffede vs, sa me Gode helpe !
Gyrde dowe oure gude mene, and greuede vs sore !
tte was the $terynneste in stoure that euer atele werryde,
flore he bas stoaayede oure stale, and stroyede for eu, r
Than sir 5[ordrede with mouthe melis fulle faire ; 3874
"He was makles one molde, marie, be my trowhe ;
This was sir Gawayne the gude, te gladde$te of othire,
And the graciouseste gome that vndim God lyffede,
]Iane hardyeste of hande, happyeste in armes, 3878
And the hendeste in hawle vndire hcuene riche ;
T/ce lordelieste of ledynge qwhylles he 1)oEe myghte,
flore he was lyone allossede in londes i-newe ;
Had thow knawene hym, sb" kynge, in kythe thare he
lcngede, 3882
His konynge, his knyghthode, his kyndly werkes,
His doyng, his doughtynesse, his dedis of armes,
Thow volde hafe dole for lais dede the dayes of thy
lyre !"
]it ltat traytour ats rite teris lete he falle, 3886
Turnes hym furthe tite, and talkes no more,
Went wepaad a-waye, and weries the stowndys,
 ]IS. glopp.mgnyng.

GUINEVER BECOMES A NUN. ]]5

That euer hia werdes ware wroghte siche wandrethe to
fatvd  work
wyrke : uch woe.
ene he thoghte on this thynge, it thirHede  herte ;
flot sake of s syb blode sygheande he rydys ; 391
When that renayede reuke rememirde hym seluene,
Of reuerence and ryotes of the odc Table,
He oemyd and repent hyme of aile his rewt,he werkes,
wickuesa and
ode awaye wit hia rowte, fiatya he no lengere, 3895
flot rade of oure riche kynge, e that he scholde.
Thane ka)Tea he to Cornewaile, crefulle in herte, e ia com-
Be-cause of h k)aemane that one the coste ggea :
He tariea toemlande ay, tydand  herkene. 3899
Than the toure ttede the Tyaeday/har-aftyoe,
TDnya in with a ayne tren to wirke,
And by the Tambe that ride h tent, he refis, « pitchea hi
nta by tho Ta-
And thane in a mette-wle a measangere he sendes,
And aite -to Waynor how the werlde chagede,
wte fo
And what couche coste the kg w aryuede, 3905
One floode foughne with his flee, and feHyd theme
o 1;
Bade hir ferkene oo feue, and ee wit h chfldire,
$$s he myghte e h)e awaye, and me to hir
speche, 3908
A yere in-to Irelande, in-to thas oe-mowntes, blddig ber fly
 lreld.
Aud wonne tham h wfldernee wlth-in tha wast landys.
an cho sermys d See at .»rke  hir chambire,
Gronys fle ysely with etand teres, 3912
Pms oe of the palesse wlth oee hir pryce maydenys,
Towde Chestyre in a chae thay chese r the wayes,
Dighte  ewe for to dye with de at h he ;
Scho ka to Karelyone, and kawghte  a vaile, nt
Crleoa and
Askes thare the habite  the honoure of Criste, , OEo ,.
And ae for falsede, and frawde, and feoe of h louerde !
ot whene oe wie kynge w that Gawa)e was
landede, 3919
I[e al to-wryth for woo, and wrgande h bandes, aà

]l ARTHUI FINDS THE DEAD BODY OF GAWAINE.

He hastens to the
field where ten
thousand of the
traitor's men and
• even ore of
his own knihts

['leaf 4, backJ
A rthur slays
dukes and eaH;

he seeks Ior the
knights of tbe
Round Table,

a.d finds Slr'Ga-
waiue lying dead.

With groans and
tears he kissee
the boy.

He bitterly la-
ments tbe goal
knight.

Gers lawnche his botes appone a lawe ,vatire,
Londis als a lyone with lordliehe knyghtes,
Slipœees in in the sloppes o-slante fo tle girdylle,
gwalters vpe swyftly vith l(m swerde druwene, 392
:Bownnys his bataile and baners displayes,
Buskes ouer tlm brode sandes with bretli af his hertc,
ffcrkes frekkly one felde t£are tlte feye lygges ;
Of the traytours mene one trappede stedis, 3928
Ten thosandez ware tynte, tlm trewghe fo aeownt,
And certane on owre syde seuene score knyghtes
In soyte w/th theire souerayne vn-soxvnde are beleuede !
Jte ky-age com]y ouer-keste knyghtes and othire,
Erlles of Awfrike, and Estriche berynes 3933
Of Orgaile and Orekenay, tlte Iresche kynges,
The nobileste of -NTorwaye, nowmbirs fulle hugge,
Dukes of Danamarke, and dubbid knyghtes ;
And the guchede kynge in the gay armes 3937
Lys gronande one the gTo-nnde, and girde thoroweevene!
The riche kynge ransakes with rewthe af his herte,
And vp r3Tes the renkes of alle tlm t'ownde Tabylle ;
Ses theme aile in a soppe in sowte by theme one, 3941
Vith tJe Sarazenes vn-sownde enserchede a-bowte ;
And sir Gawayne the gude in his gaye armes,
Vmbegrippede the gie, and one oxoEe fallene, 3944
 baners braydene downe, betyne of gowlles,
His brand and his brade schelde al blody be-rouene ;
Vas neuer ore semliche kyage so sorowfulle in herte,
'e tlat sanke hyme so sade, bot that sighte one. 3948
han gliftis the gud kynge, ahd glopyns in herte,
Gronys fulle grisely with gretande teris ;
Knelis downe fo the cors, and kaught if in armes,
Kastya vpe his v-mbrere, and kyssis hyme sone, 3952
Lokes one his eye-liddis, that lowkkide ware faire,
ttis lippis like to the lede, and his lire falowede !
Than the coroa-nde kyng cryes fulle lowde,
"Dere kosyne o kynde, in kare ara I leuede ! 3956

HIS OVERPOWERING GRIEF.

ll7

ffor nowe my wirchipe es wente, and my were endide
Here es the hope of my hele, my happynge of armes
3Iy herte and my hardynes hale one hym lengede !
My concelle, my comforthe, that kepide myrte bette !
Of aile knyghtes the kynge tl«at vndir Criste lifede,
Thou was worthy to be kynge, thofe I the eorowne bare !
My wele and my wirchipe of aile this wedde riche 3963
Vas wonnene thourghe si»" Gawayne, and thourghe his t , fl,rough
hic wit that all
witt olle ! his eonquests
were marie.
Allas !" saide sir .Lrthure, "nowe ekys my sorowe
I ara vttirly vndone in mme awene landes !
A dowttouse derfe dede, thou duellis to longe ! 3967
Vhy drawes thou so one dreghe ? thow drownnes myne
herte ! "
Than swe[l]tes the swete kynge and in swoune fallis,
Swafres vp swiftely, and swetly hym kysses,
Tille his burliche Lerde ,vas blody be-rowne, 3971
Alls he had bestes birtenede, and broghte owt of lire;
Ee had sir Ewayne comene, and othire grete lordys,
llis bolde bette had broustene for bale at that stownde!
"-Dlyne," sais thies bolde mene, "thow blondirs thi
his knights re-
selfene, 3975 .tr- i.
This es botles baie, f,,r bettir bees it neuef !
If es no wirchipe i-wysse to wryng thyne hon,lcs,
To wepe als a womane it es no witt holdene !
De knyghtly of contenaunce, als a kyng scholde, 3979
And leue siche clamoure for Cristes lufe of heuene !"
"ffor blode," said the bolde kynge, "blme salle I neuer,
(r my brayne to-briste, or my breste other !
Vas neuer sorowe so softe that sanke to my bette,
Itt es fulle sibb to my selïe, my sorowe es the Bore
Vas neuer so sorowfulle a syghte seyne with myrte eyghene !
He es saes supprysede for syne of myrte one !"
Downe knelis the kynge, and kryes fulle lowde ; 3987
Witli carefulle contenance he karpes thes wordes,
"O rightwis riche Gode, this rewthe thow be-holde

Arthur swoons
for grief; then
etarts up and
kisses the de.ad
knight.
His beard ie
smeared in the
blood of Gawaine.

He excuses him-
self on account
of the greatness
of the grief.

11 ,ll G&WAINE IS CIltiE TO WiNCHETEI'I..

}le co||ects Ga-
waine's blood in

The body was
• ent straiht to
Winchester,

aud met by a pro-
cessivn of monks.

Ar'nur gives or-
tiers that ail hon-
our soul6 be
l,aid to the dead..

T]ds ryalle rede blode ryne appone erthe ;
It ware worthy to be schrde and schrynede in golde,
flot it e sakle of syne, sa helpe me oure Lorde !" 3992
Downe knelis the k)ng with kare af his bette,
Kaughte it vpe kyndly with his clene handis,
Keste it in a ketil]e-hatte, and couerde it faire, 3995
And kayres furthe wit} the cors in kyghte t]«are he lenges.
"-[-»re I make myn avowe," ¢lttod the kynge thane,
 "To Mossie, and to Marie, the mylde qwenne of
heuene,
] salle neuer ryvaye, ne racche vn-COwl)ylle
At roo ne rayne-dere, that rynnes al0pome erthe ; 4000
:Neuer grewhownde late glyde, ne gosschawke lat flye,
Ne neuer fowle see fellide, t]«at flieghes w[th wenge ;
ffawkone ne formaylle appone fiste handille,
Ne itt witI gerefawcone rejoyse me in erthe ; 4004
Ne regne in my royaltez, ne halde my L'ownde "/'able,
Tille thi dede, my dere, be dewly reuengede !
Bot euer droupe and date, ciwyllcs my lyfe lastez,
Tille Drightene and derfe dede hafe done etwate theme
likes !" 4008
Than kaughte they vpe Checors wit/ kareat theire hertes,
Karyed [it] one a coursere wit] te k3mge selfene ;
The waye vn-to Vynchestre tay vente at the gayneste,
Wery and wandsomdly, with wondide knyghtes ; 4012
Thare corne te p»or of te plas, and professide momkes,
Apas in processione, and with the prynce metys ;
And he be-toEe thame the cors of the knyghte noble.
"Lokis it be clenly kepyd," he said, "and in the kirke
holdenG 4016
Done for derygese, as to the ded fallys,
Menskede with messes, for merle of the saule :
Loke it wante no waxe, ne no wirchipe elles,
A_nd af Oe body be bawmede, and one erthe holdene,
iff Uou kepe thi couent encroehe any wirchipe 4021
At my eomyng a-gayne, f Cist wille it thc, le ;

ArtTIIUR WILL lqEVER 8LEEP TILL }IODRED BE SLAII. 119

A-byde of the beryenge tille they be broughte vndire,
Tltat bas wroghte vs this woo, and this werre mouede."
/tan sais sir Vychere
vises that he
-- "' I rede e warely wende, and wirkes the beste ;
Wincheter and
Soiorne in this cetC and semble thi beDmes , 4027 rally hi force».
And bidde with thi bolde mene i thi burghe riche :
Get owt knyghttez of contres, that castelles holdes,
And owt of garysons gretc gudo men of armes,
ff,»r we are faithely to fewe to feghte with theme aile,
T/rat we see in his sorte appone the ste bankes." 4032
Vit]5 krewelle contenance thane the kyng karpis theis
wordes,--
" I praye the kare noghte, sir knyghte, ne caste thou no [leaf95. back]
dredis
Hadde I no scgge bot my selle one vndir sone, 4035
And I may hym sec witl sighte, or one hym sette hondis,
I salle evene amange his mena malle hym tb dede,
Are I of the stede styre halfe a stede lenghe
I salle [stryke] hym in his stowre, and stroye hyme for Quer,
And thare-to make I myrte avowe devottly to Cryste,
Aad to hys modyre hlarie, the mylde qwene of heuene
I salle neuer soio«rne sounde, ne sawghte af myne herte,
ojour in cilv
In cetWne in subarbe serte ppone erthe, 4043 or town till lc-
dred be slain.
:Ne itt slomyre ne slepe with my slawe eyghne,
Tille he be slayne f]«at hym slowghe, if any sleyghte
happene :
Bot euer pursue the payganys tlat ray pople distroyede,
Qwylls I may pare theme and pynne, in place tbare mo
likes." 4047
Thare durstenorenke hymaresteofalletle RowndeTable,
:Ne none paye tlat prynce with plesande wordes,
:Ne none of his lige mene htke hym in the eyghne,
So lordely he lukes for losse of his knyghttes ! 4051
Thane drawes he to Dorsett, and dreches no langere,
Derefulle dredlesse witl drowppande teris ;
Kayeris in-to Kornewayle witli karc at his hertc,

,rthIlr declares
that though he he
alone, if he may
cee Modred he
will mail him to
death amoug al!
his mea.

None of his liege
men dare look
him in the eyes.

120 HE EX|iORT8 HIS KN|GHTS TO BR-kVE DEED8.

Arthur follow
lodred into
Cocwal[ and at
tacks m.

A rast host of
aiem assautt
thar's men.

There were sixt
thouand agins¢
eihteen
dred.

Ar[bur on 
charger arranges
hia men.

[leaf

The tmys of the traytoure he trynys fulle euen«e ; 4055
And turnys in be the Treyntis the traytoure to sec|w,
ffynds hym in a foreste tlm Frydaye therê-aftire ;
The k3g lyghttes one fott, and freschely askryes,
And with his freliche folke he has the felde nommcac !
ow isschewis his enraye ndire the wode eynys,
±$ With ostes of alynes fulle horrebille to sehewe !
Sir Mordrede the Malebranehe, with Iris mythe polde,
ffotmdes owt of the forestc appone fele halfes, 4063
In seuene ett batailles semliche arrayede,
Sexty thowsande mene, the syghte was fulle hugge,
Aile fyghtande folke of the ferre lanndes,
flaire fettede one îrownte be tha îresche stron,lcs !
And aile Arthurs oste was amede wlth knyghtes 4068
]ot awghtene hundrethe of alle, entrede in folles ;
This was a maehe vn-mete, bot myghttis of Criste,
To melle with tha multitude in thaze man londis.
Than the royalle roy of the Rownde Table 4072
Pydes one a riche stede, arrayes his beryns,
Buskes his avawmwarde, als hym heste like8 ;
Sir Ewayne, and sir Errake, and othire gret lordes,
Demenys the medihvarde menskeftdly thare-aftyre,
With Merrake and Meneduke, myghtty of 8trenghes ;
Idirous and .Uymere, fhire auenaunt childrcne,
Ayers with Arthure, wlth seuene score of "knyghtes ;
He rewlis the rerewarde redyly thare-aftyre, 4080
The rekeneste redy mene of the Rownde Table,
And thus he fittis hLs folke, mzd fischely askryes,
And syene eomïorthes his mene xvith knyghtlyehê
wordes
" I be-seke os', sirs, for sake of oure Lorde, 408
That 3e doo wele to-daye, and dredis no wapene !
ffighttes fersely aowe, and fendis 3oure sêluene,
ffellis downe 3one feye folke, the felde salle be owrs !
They are Samzenes 3one sorte, m-sownde motte they
worthe ! 4088
 Or Menyduke.

Sert one theme sadlye, for sake of ottre Lorde !
3if vs be dcstaynede to dy to-daye one flis erthe,
We salle be hewedc vn-to heuene, or we be halfe colde !
Loke e lett for no lede lordly to wirche ; 4092
Layes 3one laddes lowe be the layke ende !
Take uo tente vn-to me, ne tale of me rekke,
Ies besy one ny baners with 3oure brighte wapyns,
That they be strenghely stuffede with steryne knyghtes,
And holdene lordly one lofte ledys to schewe ; 4097
3if any renke theme arase, reschowe theme soue.
Wirkes now my wirchipe, to-daye my werre endys ! Tdas hi
end .'
$o wotte my wclo and my woo, wir -kkys as ow likys !
Crist comly with cmwne comforthe 3ow alle, 4101
ffor the kyndeste creatou that euer kynge ledde !
I gyffe ow alle my blyssyng w'th a blite wlle,
And alle Bretowns bolde, blythc more se worthc !"
They pypo vpe af pryme tyme, approches theme ncrc,
Pris mene and priste proues theire strenghes ;
Brenfly the brethemen bragges in troumppes, 4107
In cornettes comlyly, whene knyghttes assembles,
And thane jolyly enjoynys theis jentylle knyghttes ;
A joIyere journé ajuggede was neuer,
Yhcne Brctones boldly enbmces theire scheldes, 4111 ,« Sto» -
tavk the enemy,
And Cristyne encroyssede theme, and castis in fewtire ! ithout delay.
Sau sir Arthue oste his enraye askryes,
ud in they schokke theire scheldes, schontes no
lcngare ;
Schotte fo the schiltrones, and schowttes fulle heghe,
Thorowe schelds fulle schene schalkes they touche !
Redily t'has rydde mene of the Rowndc Table 4117
Vith ryalle rannke stele rittys theire mayles ;
Bryneys brovddene they briste, and burneste helmys,
I[cwes haythene mene dowae, halses in sondre !
ffyghtande with fyne stele, the feye blod D'nnys, 4121
Of the frekkeste of frounte, vn-fers ere be-levede.
Ethyns of Argayle and Irisehe kynges
:Enverouncs oure avawmwarde with venymmos berynes ; Tac vanguard is

If they are s|ain
they will be tken
stright up to
heaven.

He gives them
his parting bless-
ing.

122

surrouuded by
the enemy, and
rnany of them
al,n.

Artbur bids Sir
l,h-us re$cue
[leaf 96, back]
fa{her, Sir
Ewaine.

Sir ldrs replie
that his fatber
bas commzded
him hot to leave
the king.

"If I e be destimd
to dg., rist
keep his sorti :"

MUCH BLOOD OF BOLD BRITO,N$ I$ $PILT.
Peghttes and paynymes w/th periIous wapyns, 4125
Vith speres disspetousely disspoyiles oure knyghttes,
And hewede downe the hendeste with hertly d3mttys !
Thorow the hoile batayle they holdene theire wayes ;
27eus fêrsly they fyghte appone sere halfes, 4129
That of the bolde ]3retones mythe blode spillis
Thare durste non rescowe theme, for reches in êrthe,
The steryne ware/hareso stedde, and stoEede wit[h] othire:
He durste noghte stixe a steppe, bot stodde for hyme
seluene, 4133
Tille thre stalis ware stroyede be strcnghe of hyme one !
" Idrous," quod Arthure, "ayre the by-houes [
I see sir Ewayne ouer-sette with Sarazenes kene ! 4136
I,'edy the for rescows, arraye thee sorte !
Hye the wittt hardy mene in helpe of thy ffadire !
Sett in one the syde, and socoure 3one lordes ;
Bot they be socourrcde and sownde, vnsawghte be I
neuer !" 4140
Idrous hyme ansuers ernestly/hare-aftyre,--
" He es my fadire in faithe, for-sake salle I neuer,
][e has me fosterde and feddê, and my faire Lretherene,
Bot I for-sake this gate, so me Gode he]pe, 4144
And sothe]y aile sybredyne bot thy selle one ;
I breke neuer his biddynge for beryne one lyre,
Dot euer bouxvme as beste blethely to wyrke !
He commande me kyndly, with knyghtly wordes, 4148
That I schulde lelely one the lenge, and one noo lede elles;
I salle hys commandement holde, ]if Criste wil me thole !
He es eldare thane I, and ende salle we bothêne ;
He salle ferkke be-fore, and I salle corne aftyre : 4152
3iffe hyme be destaynede to dy to-daye one this erthe,
Criste comly with erowne take kepe to hys saule ! "
han renays the riche kynge with rewthe at his bette,
l:Iewys hys handys one heghte, and to tlce heuene
lokes,-- 4156
"Qwythene hade Dryghttyne destaynedeat his derewille,

M«JDRED DI8GUISES IIIMSELF.

123

That he hade dcmyd me to-daye fo dy for 3ow aile !
That had I leuer than be lorde aile my lyfe tyme, 4159
Off alle that Alexandere aughte qwhilles he in erthe
lengede."
Sir Ewayne and sir Errake, f/tes excellente beryr% sir
Sir Errak per-
Ente ilt one t]e oste, and egerly stryk ; 4162
of valour foro
The ethenys of Orkkenaye and Irischo kyng, they are over-
powered
Thay gobone of/be ctese with dene swerd,
ttew ont th hulkes with theim harde wapyns,
Laycd downe th ledes with lothcly d3mttys ; 4166
Schdim and schchlys thay schrcde fo the hawnchcs,
And medl,.s thourgho mayles thay merkene in sondire 
Siche honoure ncuer aughte none ehely
Af thcire emlyng daye, bot Ahure hyme seluenc !
So lh e droughte of he daye dryede theire hecs, 4171
That bothc drynkles thcy dye, d,,le was the more 
Now mellys oure mcdille-wardc, and mengene to-gcdire. he «e,t or-
thur's my en-
Sir M,,rdrcde the Malcbranche with h mychc poplc,
bn watçhing
]Ie had hide hyme bc-hmde wi[h- [has boite eynys, the
prepang to
Vih halle batae on herbe, harme  the more [ 41î6 ckthekhg.
]l hade sene/be conteke al elee fo the ede,
]Iow oe cheualrye cheuyde b chaunces of armoe [
]Ie wiste oure foe w for-fough[[ee, tho Hmre w
feye leuede ;
To encotere the kynge he cas he sorte, 4180
]«t the churles chekyne hade chaungyde ls aes ; t
changes his as
Ho had sothely for-sakene the sawtoe engœelede, t .¢ h,-
And laugh[e vpe thre lyons aUe of whitte si]u,
l'assande in purpre of peie full,, riche, 4184
tl,r thc kynge sde noghte kwe the caelous xche 
Be-causc of h coways he kte of his atyre ;
]lot the comche kyng knewe hym fie swythe,
Karpis to sir Cadom thes k)mdly wordcz, 4188 point, him out
Io Sir çador.
"I see the traytoure corne ondyr trynande fidle jerne ;
,me ladde wlth the lyon es le to hyme selfe 
IIym salle t.orfcre be-tydc, may I touche ones, 4191

Arthur wishes
that he might die
instead of hil
knishtoe.

fleaf 97]
ButArthurknows
bim at once, and

124 MODRED IS WOUNDED.

The two foEmou
swo«ls, Clarent
and Caliburn.
shall this day be
tried one agaist
the other.

Sir Marrik fights
xvith b|odred
and ie fiȣd to
withdraw.

fol' Sir Marrik
,cas marred with
old ige.

ffor alle his tresone and trayne, ails I ara trcw lorde !
To-day Clarente and Caliburnc salie kythe theme to-gedirs,
Vhilke es kenee of kerfe, or hardare of eghge !
ffraiste salle we fyne stele appone fyne wedis. 4195
Itt was my derlynge dayntcuous, and fulle dere holdene,
Kepcde fore encorownmentes of kynges enoynttcde,
One daycs when I dubbyde dukkes and erlles ;
It was burliche borne be lhe bryghte hiltcs ;
I durste neuer dcre it in dedis of armes, 4200
Bot euer kepide dene, be-cause of my sduene.
ffor I see C]arent vn-clede, that crownc es of swerdcs,
hIy wardrop of "Wal3mgfordhe I wate es distroyede ;
Wist no wy of wone bot AVaynor hir seluene, 4204
Scho hade the kepynge hir selfe of that kydde wapyne,
(pif cofres enclosede that to the crome Icngedc,
With rynges and relikkes, and the regale of ffraunce,
That was ffowndene one sir ffrolle, whcne he was feye
lcuyde." 4208
Tlmn sir Marrike in malyncoly mctys hym sone,
With a mellyd mace myghtyly hym strykes ;
The bordoure of his bacenett he bristes in sondirc,
That the schire rede blode ouer his brene rynnys ! 4212
Thc beryne blenkes for balc, and aile his ble chaungcs,
Bot itt he byddys as a bore, and brymly ho strykes !
]Ie braydcs owte a brande bryghte als euer ony syluer,
That was sir Arthure awcne, and Vtcre his fadirs, 4216
In the wardrop of Walyngfordhe was wontc fo bc kepcdc;
Thare-with the derfe dogge syche dynttes he rechedc,
The tother with-drewe one dreghe and dttrste do none
ot/,er ;
ffor sir Marrake was mane merrede in elde, 4220
And sir Mordrede was myghty, and [in] his moste
strenghis ;
Corne none with-in the comp.% knyghte ne none other,
With-in the swyng of swerde, that nc he the swete leuyd.
That persayfes oure prynce, and presses to faste, 4224

HE WOUNDS ARTHUR, AND IS KILLED.
Strykes in-fo the 8towre by 8trenghe of hys hanis ;
way to lodred,
]ffetis with sir Iordrede, he melis vn-faire,--
"Turne, traytoure v-trewe, te tydys no bettTe ; 4227 an«
him.
Be gret Gode, thow salle dy witb dy-nt of my handys !
The schalle rescowe no renke ne reches in erthe !"
The kyng with Calaburne knyghtly hym strykes, «n hs strike
him with Cali-
The cantelle of the clerc schelde he kerfes la sondyre, b,
through hi
In-to the schuldyre of fhe schalke a schaftmonde large, «ldtbe houlder.and into
That the schire rede blode schwede one the maylys !
He schodirde and schrenkys, and schontes bott lyttille,
Bott schokkes in scharpely in his schene wcdys ; 4235
The ffelonne with the ffyne swerde freschely he strykes, r. to
wde4, tke
The ffclettes of the fferrere syde he flassches in sondyre, Arth, and giv«s
him a terrible
wound in the
Thorowe jopowne and jesserawnte of gentille mai]es !
The freke fich.ede i tire flesche an halïe forte large ;
That derfc dynt was his dede, and dole was the more
That euer that doughtty sulde dy, bot at Dryghttyns
wylle ! 4241
itt with Calyburne his swerde, fulle knyghttly he nhra, C-
burn cuts off the
stD.kes, sword-hand of
Modred»
Kastes ine his clere schelde, and coueres hym fulle faire;
Swappes of the swerde bande, a] he by glente, 4244
Arme inche fro the elbowe, he ochede if in sordyre,
That he swounnes one the swarthe,  ard one swm fallis;
Thorowe bracer  of browne stele, and tle bD-ghte mayles,
That the hilte and the bande appone the hethe ligges !
Thane frescheliche the freke the flnte vpe rererys,
Brochis hym in with the bronde fo tle bryghte hi]tys, « i««« h]m
"with hi sworL
And he bmwles one the bronde, and bownes to dye.
" In faye," says te feye kynge, "sore me for-thyakkes 
tha hi eod
That euer iche a fa[se theefe o faire an ende haues." t o f« .
Qwene they had ffenyste t/ris feghte, thane was the felde
wonnene, 4254
And the false folke in the fehle feye are by-leuede !
Tille a fforeste they fledde, and felle in the greuys,
 IIS. swrathe. 2 MS. brater.

126

are defeated and
pursued.

Arthur nds the
dead bodies of I
kldghte.

]:[e $wo01$ for

and bit terly
rieves over
nights.

[leaf 98]

'ow he may
weep and wring
his hands, for Ide
worship is gone
for ever.

ARTHUR MOURNS OVER HIS DEAD KNIGHTS.

And fers feghtande folke folowes theme aftyre ;
I-Iow-ntes and hewes downe the heythene tykes,
Iourthe .rys in the moxrntaygnes sir Mordrede knyghtes
Thare chapyde neucr no childe, cheftayne ne otIer,
Bot choppes theme downe in the chace, it chargys bot
littylle ! 4261
ot whene sir Arthure anche sir Ewayne he fyndys,
And Errake ttre auena»nt, and other grett lordes,
tIe kawghte vp sir Cador witti care at his herte,
Sir ClegSs, sir Cleremonde, tiges clere mene of armes,
Sir Lothe, and sir Lyonelle, sir Lawnceh)tt, and Lowes,
Iarrake and 3Ieneduke, t/rat myghty ware euer; 4267
Vitli langoure in the launde thare he layes theme to-
gedire,
Lokede one theyre lighames, and witI a lowde steuene,
Al-ls lede t/rat liste noghte lyfe and loste had his myrthis
Than he stotays for ruade, and alle his strenghe faylz,
Lokes vpe to tIe lyfte, and alle his lyre chaunges, 4272
I)ownne he sweys fulle swythe, and in a swoune
Vpe he coueris one kneys, and kryes fulle oftene,--
"Kng comly with crowne, in care ara I leuyde
Alle my lordchipe lawe in lande es layde vn,lyre ! 4276
That me has gyfene gwerdones, be grace of hym seluene,
5Iayntenyde rny rnanhede be mygbte of tbeire bande.%
:Made me manly one mohle, and mayster in erthe ;
In a tenefulle ty-me this torfere was rereryde, 420
That for a tmytoure bas tynte alle my trewe lordys
Here rystys the riche blude of the Rownde Table,
Rebukkede witI a rebawde, and rewthe es the more
I may helples one hettie bouse be myne one, 4284
AHs a wafulle wedowe tiat wanttes hir beryne
I may werye and wepe, and wrynge myne handys,
flot rny wytt and my wyrchipe awaye es for euer
Off alle lordchips I take leue to myne ende ! 4288
Here es he Bretones blode broughte owt of lyfe,
And nowe/n tlris jom'nee alle my joy endys !"

ARTHUR IS SHRIVEN A°D HOUSELED.
Thane relyes the renkes of alle thc wndc Tale,
To the ryalle roy thay ride tham ae
hi men rall
Than oembles furie sonne seuene score knyghtes, d him.
In sighte to/haire souera3e, that w ode leuede;
Than elis the crownede kynge, and kry nue lowde,
" I thanke the, Gode, of thy grace, with a d e
That gafe vs verrue and àtt to vencows th becs ;
And vs h atede the ee of thcis et lord
He sent vs neuer no schame, ne schenchipe in erthe,
Bot eucr it tho ouer-hande of alle other kynges : 4300
We hafe no layserc now these lordys to seke,
ffor onc laythely ladde me lamede so sore
Graythe vs to Glaschenbery, vs ga noue other
ten  Glton-
are we may D'ste vs with roo, and muake oe wondys.
Of th dere day werko, the DDhne be louede, 4305
That vs h desedeand demyd to dye  oe awene."
ane they holde ai 16s hcste haHy af nues,
And gmythes to Glasschenberye lice gare at he gayneste;
Entres the Ile of Aueloyne, and .thure he lyghttes,
hlcrk to a manere there, for myghte he no forthire :
A sg)e  of SMcrno enoerch his wonde, 4311
The kyng secs be aye hat soxde bese he neuer,
And soue to Ms sekire mene he said the woles,
"Don carie me a confeour, wit Crête in
a confeaaor.
I ville be howselde in hase, wate happe so be-tyddys
Constantyne my cosyne he e the coroxe bere, 4316
AHs be-commysh) of k)de, ffc Ctewe h) thole
Beryne, fore my benysone, thowe berye one lordys,
That in baytae th brondcz are broghte owte of lffe;
d sythene merke may to Mordrede chilene, 4320
That they bec sleyghely sla)e, and slongene  wat);
Latt no wykkyde wede waxe, ne xwythe nue tMs erthe
I wame fore thy whipe, 5rke as I bydde
I fore-gyffe aile effe, for Cristez lufe of heuen  4324
ife Vaor hafe wele oeoghte, wcle h be-tydde "
t MS. usne.

He thanks Goal
for the victory,
and all the glory
v, hieh he and
knights hl won.

He alppoints Con-
ttalltl ile,
kinsman, hi heir.

He orders 3fo-
dred's children to
be dain. and
shlng in waters.

"If Guitaever
bave well
wrourht, well ber
betide.'"

He enters the
]sle of Avelon
and is taken to
mannr there ; for
he conld go no
further. A sur-
geon examines
hie wounds.

]28 HIS SPIRIT PASSES AND HE SPEAKS NO MORE !

Great mourning
ws rnade at
funeral.

Thls was the end
of Arthur of the
blood of Hector
and of Priamus
of Troy.

He saide In manus with mayneonemoldewharehe ligges,
And thus passes his speTt , and spekes he no more !
Tire baronage of Bretayne thane, bechopes and othire,
GroEvthes theme to Glaschenbery with gloppynnande
hertes,
To bery thare the bolde kynge, and brynge to the erthe,
With alle wirchipe and welhe that any wy scholde.
Throly belles thay rynge, and Requiem syngys, 4332
]:)osse messes and mat)ms with mournande notes :
lelygeous reueste in theire riche copes,
Pontyficalles and prelates in precyouse wedys,
Dakes and dusszeperis in theire du]e-cotes, 4336
Cowntasses knelande and claspande theire bandes,
Ladys languessande and lowrande to schewe ;
Aile was buskede in blake, birdes and othirc,
That schewede af the sepu]ture, with sylande teris ;
"Whas neuer so sorowfu]le a syghte seene in theixe tyme !
Thus endis kyng Arthure, as auctors alegges, 4342
That was of Ectores blude, the kynge sone of Troye,
And of sir Pryamous, the prynce, praysede in erthe ;
ffm thethene  broghtc the :Bretons aile his bolde eldyrs
In-to Bretayne the brode, as the Bruytte tellys. 4346
et c'. explicit.

Hic jacet Arthurus, rex q[u]odam rex 9ue futurus.

] Or thythene.

J'OHN CH[LD6 AND BO, rIIIï'TER.

129

INDEX OF AMES.

Absolone, 2868.
Achinour, 1824.
Acres, 903, Acre.
Affrike, 574, Affryke, 1869, Au-
frike, 2607, Awfrike, 3933, dfica.
Akyne, 496, Aix-la-67al»elle.
Aladuke, 1739, Alidoyko of
Towelle, 1916, Alyduke, 1824.
Alexander, 2634, Alcxandere,
3408, 4160, Alexandire, 2602,
tle.rander.
Alexandere, 0.607, Alysaundyre,
57"2, Alexa'ndria.
Algere, 2837, 2847.
Alidoyke. See Aladuke.
Almaygne, 3596, Alma.vne, 45,
496, 555, 618, '2387, 3"210, Ger-
Alyduko. See Aladuke.
Alymere, 4078.
Alysaundyre. ,See Alexandere.
Amazonnes, 584.
Ambyganye, 572.
Antele, 2829, 2837.
Anyone, 42, Aniane (in t'rance).
Araby, 1175, Arraby, 576, Ara-
bia.
Argayle, 4123, Argyle.
Arthur, 26, 496, Arthuxe, 172,
288, 305, 70, &c.
Askanore, 1739.
IORTE ARTHURE. a

Asye, 574, Asia.
Aueloyne, lle of, 4309, Isle of
trelon.
Aufrike. See Affrike.
Aungers, 288.
Awguste, 1967, Augsbur,j. Lat?
ttgula tïadelicorum.

Babyloyne, 586, Babylon.
Baldake, 586, Bagdad.
Bareflete, 629, 1182, 1223, ]3ar-
flete, 835, Bar.fleur. Lat. IJaro-
fluctura.
Barouns, 1908.
]3asille, 907.
]3awdewyne, 277, ]3awdw) ne,
1606, 2384.
Bayone, 38, 2379, Bayonne.
:13ayous, 587.
Bedvere, 893, 1170, Bedwar,
2384, Bedwere, 116`2, 126, 1606,
174, 2"238, 2379.
Bedwyne, 1408. lrgbably a
mistake for l?edwere.
Belyne, 277.
]3erade, 2384.
Berelle, 1605, 1775, 1914,
Berille, 126, 1771, Berylle,
143.
I3ernarde, Mounte, 566.
Boice, 1263, 1426, 1433, 1456,

130 INDF_.X Or IaMES.

Boyce, 14S3, 1485, 1605» Boys,
1378.
Borghte, 1698. A mlstako for
rt.
Boyce, :Boys. ,ee Ioice.
Brabane, 36, Brabant.
Bremyae, 277.
:Bretyae, 2095, 2330, 2362, &e.,
Bretayane, 3519. Bretavne the
brade, 106, B. the brode, 3579,
4B46, B. lhe braddere, 55, 1699,
B. the more, 1018, Britain.
Bretayne, 852, B. the lesse, 36,
B. the l:ytt]]e, 304, Brittany.
:Bretones, 101 l, 1484,1617, 411 l,
Bretons. 1403, 14o7, Bretouns,
1348, Bretowns, 4104, BritoJ.
Bretowne, »ff., 3508.
:Brut, 1695, Brutus.
]ruytte, the, 4346, the Brute.
:Bryane, 1606.
]urdeux, 38, Bordeaux.
Burgoyne, 36, 1018, 1241, 2383,
Burundy.

Cador, 247, 1718, 1724, 177ï,
&c., Cadore, 481,160, 1637,1707,
Cadors, 4188, Cadour, 259.
Caerlyone, 61, Karelyone, 3916,
KarIyone, 351, Caerleon.
Calaburne, 4230, Caliburne,
4193, Calyburne, 4"4., Caliburn,
Arthur's sword.
Came, 2380, 2385.
Capados, 580, Cappadocia.
Capatoylle, the, 2353, Capitoile,
280, Capytoile, 96, the Capilol.
Cardyfe, 2498, Card;ff.
Carelele, 480, 839, Carlelele, 64,
476, Carlide.
Castelle ]31anko, 1225.
Catrike, 482. •
Ca)me, 1311, Caln.
Cayous, 156, 209, 892, 1864,

1997, Kayous, 115, 1193, $157,
&c., Ay, Arthur's chief butler.
Chartris, 1619, Chartres.
Chastelayne, 2952, Chasteleynne,
3028.
Cheldrike, 2954.
Chestyre, 3914, Chester.
Childrike, 3537.
Christofre, 2390.
Clarent, 42(}2, Clarente, 4193,
Arthur's best sword.
Clarybalde, 2497.
Clarymownde, 2497. See Clere-
monde.
Clegis, 1604, 1638, 1649, 1671,
&c., Clegys, 169"2, 3635.
Clemente, 1828.
Cleremonde, 1603, 4265, Clcre-
mownde, 3635, Cleremownnde,
1638.
Cleremus, 1603, 1638.
Clowdmur, 1604.
Clyme, the close of, 1639.
Collbrande, 2123, 2201, one of
Arthur's swords, perhaps  Cali-
burn.
Colome, 623.
Combe, 3110, 3128, 3149, Como.
Constantyne, 282, an emperour
of Rome
Constantyne, 4316, Arthur's hoir.
Constantyne, 628, 848, Costan-
tyne, 373 Constantyne landez,
1187.
Cordewa, 1866, Cordoca.
Cornett, 600, Cornette, 1909,
Corneto.
Cornewai]e, 1848, 2002, 2262,
3897, Cornewale, 1791, Corne-
walle, 1637, Cornewayle, 47,1777,
Kornewayle, 4054, CornwalL
Craddoke, 3511, 3517, Cradoke,
3487.

lxD.x oF N,s. 131

Crasyne, cowntas of, 3045.
Creette, 200, Crete, 204, 580.
Crist, 136, 467, 482, &e., Criste,
2"27, 255, 296, &c., Cryste, 257,
308, 3 t6, &e., Christ.
Cyrus. ,Sec Cirquytrio in Glos-
sary.
Cyprys, 596, Cyprus.

I)amaske, 578, Damascus.
I)amyat, 578, Dornietta.
I)anamarke, 3936, Danemarke,
3752, 3783, Danmarke, 46,
mat&
Danamarkes, 3610, Danmarkes,
I)anes, 3694.
Danuby, 622, the Danube.
Dauid, 3416.
Dolfincde, 2653, Dauphiné (0"
I)olfyne, 3023, Dolphyne, 2970.
I)orsett, 4052.
I)ouere, 3066.
I)uehe-men, 1251, Duche-mene,
2030, 2101, 2653, 283, Germans.

:Ector, 2603, 2635, 3409, 4343,
Hector.
Egipt, 576, 2200.
:Elamet, 575.
Ermonye, 573, Armenia. See
The Romans of Partenay. ll. 1637,
531, 537"2, &e. ; where itis spelt
11ermeny.
:Ermyngalle, 1825.
Errake, 4075, 4161, 4263.
Eruge, 42.
Esexo, 1740, ssez.
Estriche, 45, 3933, Austria.
:Ewandre, 1868, Ewandyre, 1622,
Ewaynedyre, 1904:.
Ewayne, 357, 1572, 3973, 4075,
&e., Ewayne f.vtz Henry, 1558,

Ewane fytz V .ryence, 337, Ewayno
fytz Vriene, 2066.
Ewfrates, 573, Evphrates.
Ewrope, 574.

Famacoste, 2761, F«m.ægosta in
Cyprus. 8ee The Romans of Par-
tenay, l. 1299, and Mr 8keat's note
thereon.
Federike, 2899.
Feltemour, 1382.
Feraunt, 2760, 2765, Ferawnt,
30-L Ferawnte, 2'-).1.
Ferrer, 2421, Ferrere, 2432.
ff. Names be#nning with ff are
entered under single F.
Flaundres, 495, Flaundrez, 34,
49, Flawndresche, 3597, Flandars.
Florent, 2735, 2762, 2764, 2797,
&e., Florente, 21:$3, 27-29.
Fl,rent, 2232, Lucius's sword.
Floridas, 2755, 2778, 2780, 2803,
3018, 311"2, Florydas, 2490.
Forawnt, 2490. 12ead Ferau'nt.
France, 2365, Fraunce, 34, 11o,
367, 435, &e.
Fraunehe-mene, 2484, Frencl-
Fres, 3864.
Freselannd, 110, Friselan,le, 367,
Frysclande, 2765, Friedand.
Froderike, 3864.
Froille, 340, Frolle, 3345, 4208,
Frollo.
Fryselande. Se. Freselarmd.

Galelé, 592, Galilee.
Galuth, 1387, 1470, 3709, Ga-
lutlae, 2558, Gawayne's swerd.
Galyrane, 3636.
Galys londe, 3862, lldes.
Garyere, 592.
Gawayne, 1265, 1352,1368, 2218,

132

INDE OF NAMES.

&c. Gawaynne, 2979, 3860, Ga-
weayne, 1463, Gaywayne, 233,
Wawayne, 964, 130.2, 134.2, 1743,
2953, Arthur's nephew.
Gaynour, 84, 705, Vaynor, 3904,
4)04, 43"25, Waynore, 3550, 3575,
Waynour, 233, 65"2, 657, 697,
thur's wife.
Gayous, 1846, 1385, uncle of
Lucius.
Geene, 559, 843, 863, Germe,
2S97, Iene, 2SS9, 2909, Genoa.
Gerarde, 2896.
Gernaide, 2943, Granada.
Gernesay, 3861, Guernsey.
Gerone, 863.
Geryne, 3708.
Glamorgane, 59.
Glamour, 3862.
Glaschenbery, 4303, 4329, Glas-
schenberye, 4308, Giastonbu.
Godarde, 562, 2655, Goddarde,
3104, ]Iount Goddarde, 497,
.MouM Sg Gothard.
Godïrayë, 3430.
Golapas, 2124.
Golyas, 3419, Goliath.
Gothelande, 37, Gutlande, 3763.
Gowere, 3861.
Greee, 37, 1000, Greke, 1463,
Greece.
Grekes, 602.
Grckkes See, 594, the eastern
part of the Mediterranean.
Grisswolde, 3708.
Gryme, 1265.
Gutlande. See Gothelande.
Gyane, 37, Guienne.

Hamptone, 3031, ,Southamloton..
tIarlelfe, 1741, Hardolïe, 2974,
3583.
llawyke, 3541.

ttenawde, 35, Hainault.
Henguste, 3545, Hengist.
Herygalle, 1742.
tIerylle, 1742.
Hillary, 625.
Holaund, 35, Holland.
Hors, 3545, Horsa.
tIowelle, 1180, 1741, 3583.
tIumbyre, 3541.

Iaffe, Porte, 1520, 1544, 2039,
Ja.ffa, lhe ancient Joplm.
Idirous, 4078, Idrous, 4135, 4141.
Idrus, 1439, 1510» Idrus fitz
Ewayne, 1490, 1498.
Iene. See Geene.
Ienitalle, 2112.
Ierante, 2890.
Ierusalem, 3415, 3433.
Iewe, 2895.
Ihesu, 863, Jesus.
Inde, 573, I»dia.
Inglande, 1412, 2359, 3500, 3685,
Ynglande, 2S3, 710, 724.
Ioatalle, 2877.
Iolyan, 2889.
Ioneke, 1739, 1868, 1905.
Iosephate, va]e of, 2876.
Iosue, 2605, 3414, Joshua.
Irelande, 31, 2359, 3534, 3909.
Irritayne, 575.
Iudas, 2605, 3412, Judas Iacca-
be.
Iulius Cesar, 115, Iulyus Cesar%
310.
Iulyus, 2877.

Karelyon% Karlyone. See Caer-
lyone.
Karolus, 3423, Charlemagne.
Kayone, 2380, a miztake for

133

Kayous, caased by the word Bayone
in the line belote.
]{ayous. See Cayous.
Kentt, 3542.
Kornewayle. Sec Cornewai]e.

Lancelott, 1720, Launcelot, 2073,
Launcelott, 368, Launeelotte, 199,
Lawncelot de Lake, 3638, Lawnce-
lott, 4266.
Lebe, 1767, 1781, 1803, 1817,
1827, 1900.
Lco, 1971.
Lettow, 605, Lettowe, 2167,
3784, LithuaMa.
Lewlyne, 1826.
:Londone, 248.
Lorayne, 350, 1460, 2398, &c.
Lorrayne, 4-09, 2418, £531, &c.
Loti], 2081, 3637, Lothe, 4266,
Lott, 1999.
Lottez, 382.
Lowelle, 1516.
Lowcs, 4266.
Lucerne, 3094.
Lucius, 128, 251, 383, &c. Lu-
cyus, 23, Lucius Iberius, 86.
Lumbarddye, 3108, 3594, Lum-
bardye, 2406, 2654, 2997, 3585,
Lumberddye, 498, Lumberdye,
135, 350, 429, 19ï2, Lombardy.
Lasscheburghe, 2388, Luxemburg.
Lyonelle, 1516, 2227, 3637, 4266.

[acedone, 603.
]Iakabee, 3413.
][arie, 2869, 3998, 4041.
:Marrake, 4220, 4:267, ]larrike,
4209, ][errake, 4077.
][arschalle de 3[owne, ] 397.
Mawrelle of Mauncez, 1918.
3[awrene, 1918.
Mces, 2950, lIeyes, 2417, M«tz.

Melane, 3134, 3144, 5[cloyne,
351, 4-28, Milan.
lIeneduke, 4077, 4267, ][. of
Mentoche, 1919.
][errake. Sec l[arrake.
][essie, 3998, Mcssiah.
][eyes. Sec [ees.
Mighelle, Saynt, 940, Seynt M.,
1069, Myghclle, 1166, A't Miclad.
Mighelle 5I,)unt, Seynt, 899, ,St
licltaef  J[ouM.
Iodrede, 679, 3555, 3569, 3766,
3772, 3840, Mordrede, 65, ïl l,
3574, 42-21, 4-2"26, &c. ]Iordred¢
the Malebranehe, 406-2, 4174.
Mownttagus, 3773.
Myghelle. A'ee Mighelle.

Nauerne, 44, z'aca'e.
/qazarethe, 591.
'ormandye, 834, :h'ormaundye,
44.
:Norwaye, 4, 3935.
:h'ylus, 591, the Aïle.

Orcage, 572.
Orgaile, 3534, 3934, Orgayle, 30.
Origge, 18.°5.
Orkenay, 30, Orekenay, 3934,
Orkkenaye, 4163, Ork«ey.
Owghtreth, 234.

Pamphile, 588, Pam,hill«.
Paradice, 2706, l'aradyse, 2039.
Paresche, 1340, 1888, 2647»
Parys, 1609. 1631, Par/,.
Paule, 2413.
Pavy, 3141, Pavye, 568, Pacia.
Pawnce, 3140.
Peghttes, 4125, Peyghtes, 3533,
Perce, 588, 1520, Perse, 1377,
154, Perda.

13J:

lëter, 2413, 2724, 2883, Petite,
2656, Petyr, 1"256, the apostle.
Peter, 1476, 1519, 1631, Petir,
1610, Petire, 1553, l%tyr, 1519, a
senator.
lttyrsande, 352.
leyghtes. See Peghttes.
l%yters, 40, Poictiers.
l%rte Iaffe. See laffe.
l%rtyngale, 1028, Portugal.
l%unte Tremble, 327, 352,
Pownte T., 3140.
lreter Iolme, 588, PresSer Joln.
lrewssland¢, 2788, lruyslande,
605, 2S35, Prussia.
lriamous, 2698, 2î24, 2811,
2836, 2916, Priamus, 2595, 2656,
2690, Gawayne's prisoner.
lrouynce, 40, Provynce, 2647,
ProllCeo
:Pruyslande. A'ee Prewsslande.
Pryamous, 4344, Priam.
Pulle, 604, Apulia.
Pys, 352, Pyse, 3141, Pisa.
awlaunde, 1607, owlande,
1755.
:Raynalde, 1607, 1995, Raynallde,
1755.
-,aynalde of the ]odes, 2785.
eone. 8ee Rone.
eynes, 853.
icheere, 1745, Richere, 1607,
1995, 2î99.
Romayne, 310, 1704, 1733, Ro-
r#an; pl. Romaynes, 120, 175,
2"21, &c. lomaynez, 1761, 1877,
&c. lomayns, 1"291, 1361, &c.
ome, 23, 80, 86, 93, &c.
one, 1338, eone (| P, oone),
425,/tAone.
oodes, 597, l?hodes.
]owlande, 1745.
owne, 1996,/?onen.

Salarne, 2586, Salerne, 4311,
Salerno.
Sandewyche, 447, Sandwyche,
490, 635, '20.
Sarazene, 2277, Saracen ; pl.
8arazenes, 6"4. 1856, 1911, &c.
Sarazenez, 1960, Sarezenes, 599,
607, Sarzanez, 1854, Sarz5nes ,
16"26.
Satanase, 3812, Satan.
Sayne, 1336, Seine.
Scottlande, 32, 292.
Seamoure, 1871.
Sessoyne, 1977, 2657, 2907,
Sexone, 1964, Saxons/.
Sessoynes, 3530, Saxons.
Sexone. See Sessoyne.
Sextenour, 1700, Sextynour of
Lby, 16"25.
Soone, 2482, Saone.
Sotere. See Sutere.
Southamptone, 3546.
Spanyolis, 3700, A'paniards.
Spayne, 999, 3162.
Spolett, 3161, Spoleto.
Spruyslande, 3162.
Surgenale, 3532.
Surry, 608, 1687, 1844, &c.
Surrye, 590, lfi2fi, 3312, Sury-
lande, 2657, Syria.
Sutere, 1627, 1910, Sotere, 1871
Suters (?), 501.
Swaldye, 57.
Swetherwyke, 47.
Swyane of Swecy, 2958.
Swynne, 47.

Tambire, 3902, Tamar.
Tartary, 582.
Thebay, 583.
Tholus, 39, Tolouse, 1567, Tou-
louze.
Towelle, 1916.

INDEX OF KA)IES. 135

]?reyntis, (|) 4056.
Troye, 887, 1696, 2603, 2635,
09, 443.
Troys, 1629, Troyes.
Turkayne, 2408..Read Tuskayne.
Turky, 582, Turkey.
Turkys, 1917, T«rks.
Turoyne, 39, Tauraine.
Turry, 234.
Tuschayne, 431, Tuskane, 3150,
Tuskayne, 3"28, 99, 3586, 3593,
Tascm#.

Valence, 41.
Valewnce, Viscowntc of, 2047.
Valyant, 2064, V. of Vyleris,
198"2.
Venyce, 204, Venyse, 2025.
Vertennone vale, 3169.
Viterbe, 326, 353, 2025, 2048,
3164, Fiterbo.
Vnwyne, 2868.
Vryello, 1744.
Vryenee. ,See ]wayne.
Vter, 29, Vterc, 521, 1310, 4216,
Arthur's father.

Vtere, 1904, mistake f,,r Vtolfe (?).
Vtolf% 1622, 1868.
Vyenne, 4], Vienne (in 5"ance).

Vade, 964.
Walchere, 2680.
Wales, 33, 56,Walis, 2890,Vest
Walys, 3"2"2.
Valschelandc, 334, IVales.
Valtyre, 2495.
Valyngf,»r,lhe, 4203, 4217.
Vatlyng-strctte, 450, ]l;dllng-
street.
Wawayne. ,S'ee Gawayne.
Waynor, Waynore, Waynour.
5e Gaynour.
Veeharde, 2495.
Westfale, 2826, Vestuale, 2656,
Westwale, 6"21, IIMpkalia.
Whyeher, 2678, Wyehere, 2680,
40"25.
Vyghte, 334, the Lde of Wight.
Wynchestre, 4011.

Ynglande. ,See Inglande.

orke, 636, 3911, Yor/:

136

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

A, conj. and, 2522. 2797.
A, int. ah ! 320, 1671, 1791.
Abaischit% p.p. abashcd, 255.
Abaiste, Abayste, p.p. cast down,
1t"23, 3737.
Abbayes, s. pl. abbeys, 3403.
Abillere, adj. comp. abler, 2635.
Abouen, 903, 904, Abouenn, 564,
Abouue, Sll, Abowene, 823,
Abowne, 2060, Abweue, 7î5, prep.
ad adv. above. A.S. abufan.
Accorde, P. agree, 344; p.p. ac-
eordide, 3133.
Accountes, v. 3 ,. reckons, 1102 ;
1 . acounte, makc aeeolmt of, earc
for, 405 ; if. acownt, tell, 3929.
Actone, s. acton, 902, 3457 ; pi.
aketouns, 26.26.
Affraye, s. fright, terror, 3226.
Affrayede, v. pmi. ïrightened,
204; p.p. affrayede, 2256.
Ai'tire, Aft)7, Aftyre, after, 64,
8"2, &c.
Agaste, adj. aght, afraid, 242,
&gayne, Agaynes, Agaynez,
Aay, rep. against, tovards, 77 t,
1-26S, 26Sl.
Agayne-stande, v. resist, 3îSî;
pl. a.ayne-stondes, 3126.
Ajournede, p.p. adjoltrned, put
off, 3 t0.

Ajuggede, p.p. judged, deemed,
862, 1658, 3411, 4110.
Ake, s. oak, 1096. A.S. tic.
Akere, s. acre, 3849.
Aketouns. ,Se* Actone.
Alde, 13, 986, Awlde, 279, adj.
old.
Alegges, v. 1,1. allege, 4342.
A_let, s. ailette» houlder-plate,
2565.
Alfyne, s. 1343, a terre of re-
proach; it literall means the
in chess. See romptarim -Par-
ulorura.
Algarde, s. a kind of wine, 202.
Alkyne, Alkyns, adj. of every
kind, 9"28, lî30, 3"244.
Allblawsters, s. pl. crossbow-men,
2426.
Alle-weldand. 'ee Alweldande.
Allone, adj. alone, on]y, 54 l, 2312.
Allossede, p.p. renomed, esteenx-
ed, 3881.
All.. ,ee Als.
Alofede. Itead Alosede,
praised, renowned, 15.
Alouer, ade. all over, 2027.
Alowe, v. praise, 1036 ; 3 s. alowes,
396.
Als, Alls, conj. as, 815, 1701,
19S9, 1590; also. 119.

OLOSS.ma_L tXVZX. 137

Alweldande, 397, Alle-weldand,
1059, adj. all-ruling, all-powerfuL
Alynes, s. 1»1. aliens, 4061.
Amange, prep. among, 4037;
ad». at rimes, sometinaes, 1238.
Ame = ara, 2606, 2642, &c.
Amede, ].p. estimated, 4068.
"Aësmer, aasmer, aenaer, aunaer,
casmer : Juger, estimer, comparer,
croire, penser, ître d'avis."--It-
que.fort. Lat. oestimare.
Ancestres, Auncestres, s. pl. an-
cestors, 276, 5'2-1, 1310.
And ---an, if, 134, 339, 1023.
Ane, adj. an, a, 1079, 1148, 1661.
Ancly, Anly, adv. only, alone, 98,
1499, 1981.
Anentis, 1»'op. against, 2568.
Anes, adv. once, 360. ,qee Ones.
Angcrde, p4». angered, any, 265,
1'J35, 1957.
Angers, impers, r. [e angers  I
ana angry, 1665, 2838,
Ankkere, s. anchor, 3601;
ankers, 740, ankyrs, 495.
Anlace, s. a sort of dagger, 1148.
"Besides the dagger, Chaucer, in
]mis Canterbury Tales, naentions the
anelace, which was broad bladed,
but lessening frona the hilt fo a
sharp point, and having a sharp
edge on each side." Meyrick, Cri-
tieal Inquir#into Antient rraottr,
vol. ii. p. 100.
Auly. A'ee Anely.
Anone, adr. anon, soon, 2716.
Ansuere, v. answer, 98, 306;
]greL answarde, 288.
Ansuere, s. answer, 1324.
Anter. See Awnter.
Anterous, adj. adventurous, bold,
2524.
Apas, ade. with measured step,
4014.
Apone, 195, Appone, 262, Ap-
ponne, 4000, ivrel, upon.

Appairelles, v. pl. apparel, dress,
500; p.p. appayrellde, 2t61.
Apparant, Apparaunt, adj. appa-
rent, 19t4, 2606.
Apparaylle, s. apparel, 3365.
Appertc, adj. open, 688.
Appertly, 1478, Appertlychc,
569, adv. openly.
Appone. ,See Apone.
Approches, r«fl v. oe/. draw near,
4105.
Af, Are, adv. " conj. before, 254,
331,
Arase, v. snatch away, 4098.
Araysede, p.l». raised, drawn up,
1677.
A_rborye, s. trees, 3244.
Ardant, Ardauunt, adj. burning,
193, 10S7.
Are. ,See Ar.
Are, conj. or, 194t.
Areste, v. arrest, stop, capture,
633; lofer, areste, 329, arestede,
149.
Areste, s. arrest, 1456, 1473
place of meeting, 311,
Arowes, . pl. arrows, 2105.
Arrabyes, Arrabys, s. pl. animals
of some kiad, perhaps Arabian
horses, 2"288, 9337.
Arryfede, 835, Aryefede, 600,
Aryuede, 3905, p.. eome to shore.
As armes, (Ff.) fo arms ! 2717.
Asawte. Sec Assawte.
Asaye, 2615, Assaye, 2347, v. try.
Asaye, s. trial, examination, 4312.
Ascente, Assente, v. assent, 644,
1506, 1963.
A.eryez, 1367, Askryes, 2245, v.
3 s. shouts, cries out ; iv/. ascriez,
176S.
Asches, v. 2 s. askest, 313 ; 3
askys, requires, 157 ; yret. aschede,
askcd for, 715.

 38 GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Assawte, Asawto, Asawtte, s. as-
sault, 1697, 301"2, 3053.
Assemble, s. assembly, 1578,1852,
196"2.
Assingnez, v. 1»/. assign, 727
Irel. assingnyde,
Assoyllede, p.p. absolved, 3498.
At--to (with the infinitive),
1165.
Af -- that -- what, 1842, 3484.
Atheliste, adj. Imblest, 1593. A.S.
œepele.
2ttamede, v. 3»ret. broached,
piereed,
"He let atame hys pvement tunne
ŒEo make his gode getis glad. »
l(oyal MS. 1S A x, leaf 130. bk.
2Promploriu _Parvulorum.
At-vndere, ndv. down, 3180.
Atyre, s. attire, 4186.
Auctors, . 3L authors, 4342.
Auditoure, s. auditor, 1673 ;
audytours, 661.
Aughte, Awughte, edj. eight,
ïS, 67, 31b$.
Aughte, v. 5'ce Awe.
Aughtende, ad.l', eighth, 462.
Auncestres. ,ee AJcestres.
Auntire, Auntyre. ,ee Awnter.
Austcrcae, Austeryne, adj. stern,
306, 41, 571, &c. 8ce Auster
in Pricke of Concience, 1. 6181.
Auantid, v. pret. prMsed, 1594;
p.p. avauntede,
Avanttwarde, 324, Avawewarde,
2051, A vawmewarde, 2024,Avawm-
warde, .2S.29, 3168, Avawwarde,
3764, s. vanguard.
Avawmbrace, s. vambrace, a piece
of armour for the forearm, .2568.
Auenaunt, adj. becoming, grace-
fui, 26"26, 3188, 3"208, 3500.
Aventaile, s. "a moveable front

fo a helmet whieh eovered the
face, and through which the wearer
respired or drcw in the air, quà
veutus hauritur." (-- hleyrick,
Gloary of JIili[ar.g Termo, under
Yentaeulum) 910,
Auenture, s. adventure, chance,
fortune,
Aqres, v. turns towards, directs,
3164. O. ]?r. rire»', turn.
Avisenlente, s. advice, counsel,
148.
Avissely, Auyssely, adv. advised-
ly, prudently, .21i99, 3165.
Avowe, . vow, 296, 308, 347.
Avowe, v. vow, 357 ; 3,.2». avow-
ede, 369.
Auoyeddyde, v.2»ret, quitted, _°051.
Avyede, v. prd. showed the way,
or ruade their way towards, 3ï16.
"Avier: lontrer le chemin à
quelqu'un." Itoque_foH. " d«oier,
aveier, diriger, ]ntiquer la route,
mettre en chemin, en bon chemin,
exciter, irriter ; s'aroier, se mettre
en route, dans la boane route, se
diriger, s'occuper dequelqueehose."
13ur#uy.
Awe, v. owe, 99 ; pl. aves, 455,
ought; pret. aughte, owned, pos-
essed, 9, .276, 5"21, &e.; pret. subi.
aughte, oughtest, .2591 'aughte,'
as an impersonal verb, 1583, 1595,
33t0, awghte, 3509. Aie aughte
=I ought.
Awene, wlj. own, 709, 997, 1594.
Awghene, ndj. eighteen, 4069.
Awke, adj. perverse, eontrary,
13.
Awkewarde, Awkwarde, adv.
awry, transversel, .2.2t7, 56t.
Awlde. Sec Aide.
AwneestlTe , s. ancestry, 1907.
Awïatere, Auntire, Awntire, s. ad-
venture, chance, risk, 1905, .2617
2"92M ; pL awnters, 1967 ; at awn-
tere, at random, 253.

tLOSSARIAL IDEX.

139

Awntere, Anter, Auntyre, v. ad-
venture, 360, 1596, 1660; 3 s. an-
ters, 1498 ; pl. awnters, 1596.
Awntrende, a'. adventuring,
bold, 2717.
Awntrouseste, adj. most advcntur-
ous, 162.
Awughte. ,e Aughte.
Ayele, s. grandfather, 2603.
Ayere, Ayre, s. heir, 279, 283,
263; lol. ayera, 31t6.
Ayere, A3OEe , v. go, 4.55, 470, 1591 ;
3 s. ayerez, 617; /!. ayres, 13"29;
i.p. ayerande, 2830.
Ayther, Aythere, Aythyre, adj.
either, each, 939, 1991. 2830.
Ay-ware, adv. everywhere, 614.
Azoure, Azure, ». blue, 193, 765,
3355.
A3ayne , adv. again, 2î13.
A3aynes, A-3aynez , adv. against,
786, 2117, '2791. See Agayne.
A]ayne-stondes. 8ee Agayne-
stande.

:Bacenett, s. cap of steel or other
metal, sometimes worn under the
helm, 906, 2695, 2770; yL bace-
netez, 1751.
"tIe hutte him on ]e helm on hiht,
In-to ]e Brayn ]orw Bacine briht;
Thus is his seruyse oldc."
Te I(yng of Tam (Vernon
MS., leaf 306,
]3achelers, Baehellers, ». pl. novices
in arms, 68, 567, 1424.
]ade, v. 2»ret. abode, 2383.
Bagis, Bagys, s. 1»/. badges, 2303,
3730.
]aiste, p./o. downcast, afraid,
2856.
]3aire, v. feed, 2694.
Bake, s. back, 2203, 3257.
]3akene,/9.p. baked, 3166.
:Bakhalfe, s. backpart, back, 1482.

Balde, adj. bold, 1968.
Baldly, ade. boldly, 630.
Bale, s. barre, grief, sorrow, 805,
3976; adj. hurtful, 113. A.S.
bealu.
Balefulle, adj. hurtfifl, 791 ; cor-
rowful, wretehed, 10"29, 1136.
Bale-fyre, ». a large tire, properly
a tire lighted as a signal of distress,
1018.
Baltyrde, v. pret. danced about,
capered, 7S"2. See Balteres, Allit-
emtie _Poems (Rcprint), p. 10"2, l.
459.
Banarettez. See Banerettes.
Bandez, s. ld. bonds, 1485 ; used
metaphorically for "distress,"
1180.
Baneoure, s. bearer of a banner,
3732. "Banyowre, or bannerherere.
l'exillarius, rexillifer, primiTilus.'"
:Promptorium l'arvulorum.
Banerettes, Banerettez, Banaret-
tez, s. /L knights of the bicher
order, 68, 567, 1t03, 1t"2t, 2555.
Banke, s. shore (of the sea), 728,
3731 ; vl. bankkes, 371t.
Baray-ne, adj. barren, 224.
]3arbours, s. 1)1. barbers, 2331,
2577.
]3arbycane, s. outer fortification
or defcnce, fortrcss at the ourlet of
a city, 1183, 2470.
Bare. ,See Bere.
]3are, s. boat, 3123.
]3arefote, adj. barefoot, 2309.
Bareheuedys, s. Id. boarheads, 1 î 7.
Bare-heuvede, adj. bareheaded,
3630.
Bare-le'de, adj. barelegged, 2122.
Baronage, s. company of barons,
5S7, 12t2.
]3arowes, s. 1»1. swine, 191. A.S.
bearh.
Barrers» s. 1,1. barriers, 2469.

1 0 GLO8SARAL LNDEX.

Basschcdc, p.p. cast clown, 2121.
Bataile, 783, Batelle, 316, Ba-
tayle, 2458, Bataylle, 3107, Bay-
taille, 4319, s. battle; body of
iroops; pl. baitai]les, 1425, ba-
tailles, 4064.
:Baterde, 1».1». battered, 189.
]athe, conj. both, 19, 34, 352, &c.
Bawmede, v. pret. embalmed,
2298; p.p. bawmede, 980, 4020.
]aye, adj. bay, brown, 918.
Baytaille. ,Sec Bataile.
Baytand, g.p. baiting, 2516i
baytaynde, 2671.
Be, Bee, pr(:p, by, 60, 164, 174,
&e.
]e, Bec, v be; ind. pres. TL bez,
97, bene, 2850 ; fat. 1. bc (-- shall
be), 9SI, 2631, 4140; 2. becs,
1688, 2667, beese, 2663 ; 3. becs,
3976, bese, 1017, 4312 ; imp.
bes, 3798, 4095, becs, 2856, 3737,
bez, 2"22.
Beblede, v. oerct, ma(le bloody,
'2"250.
Bechene, dj. beechen, 1 î l 3.
Bechopes, s. pl. bishops, 4328.
Becommys, v. becomes, is propcr
for, 4317.
]edde, Bedc, s. bed, 758, 805,
2858.
Bede, adj. craving, hungry, lean,
3464. Sec Bedd# in Ja:aieon.
A.S. biddan, lo ask.
Bedes, v. yl. offer, 505.
Bedgatt, s. g(,ing to bed, 1030.
Pee. ,See Be.
Beerynes. ee Berne.
ees. qee Be, v.
egynnande, i. p. bening, _0963.
1%halde, v. behold, 2517 ;
behaldande, 3107.
Bekez, v. 3 s bakes, warms, 1048.
Bekcnde, v. Trot. committed, en-

trusted, 2340, 2355; bekennydc,
482.
Beknowe, v. acknowledge, con-
fess, 3867.
Bekyre, v. contend, fight, 3679 ;
pL bekyrs, 2425; preL bekerde,
2096.
Bekyne, s. beacon, 564.
Belde v. dwell, 8 ; TL bieldcz
1"24`2 ; pret. beldytt, inhabile& oc-
eupied, 38; /-T- beyidede, oeeu-
pied, 566.
Belefede, 1250, Belcuede, 3405,
Bclcuefedc, 2350, p.p. left.
]eleue, v. remain, 3583.
Belyfe, telyue, adr. quic -kly, 1263,
2068, 2336, 373'2.
Berne, s. beam, 3663.
]3eneyde. Rertd ]3endyde, v.
preI. bcnt, 24'24.
Bente, s. field, plain, 915, 1054,
1067.
Bcnysone, s. blessing, 4318.
Berde, s. beard, 1012 ; 1 d. berdez,
100"2.
Bere, s. bear, 7î5, 790, 80:?.
Berc, v. bear, 51, 6]5 ; FreL bare,
291, 893; p.p. borne, 3738.
Berkes, v. 3 s. barks, 1351.
Bernakes, s. pl. barnacle geese,
189.
Berne, 962, Bery. ne, 116, Benne,
3580, Bicme, 1094, Byerne. 2"20'2,
«. man; pl. bernes, 255, beryns,
148, becrynes, 1050, bicrnez, 1483,
byernez, 20"2, byerns, 1391. A.S.
eogJ't o
Bcrouene. Read eroncne, p.p.
run over with, covered, 3946; be-
rowne, 397 l.
"On me [the cross] ]ay e lambe
of love,
I was plater, hys body ahove,
Whan flessche and veynes aile fo-
clore,
Wit blood I was bironne.'"
Royal MS. 18 A x, ]eaf 1'28.

GLOSSARIAL INDEX. ]41

Sec Beronen in Peref s Folio M,ç.
ed. lhdcs and Furnivall, vol. i. p.
213, L 31, and vol. iii. p. 63, 1.
172.
]3erye, v. bury, 4318 ; 3 s. beryes,
2379 ;/.p. beryede, 980.
]3eryelle, s. burial, 1776, 2188.
I3eryenge, s. burying, 2377, 4023.
Bes. ,Sec ]3e.
]3esauntcz, s. 11. bczants, 3256.
Bese. See ]30.
Bessomes, v. 3 s. besoins, i.e.
sweeps, 3661.
]3esy, adj. busy, 4095.
Besye, s. business, 3630.
]3eseke, v. beseech ; 3 s. besekys,
305; pl. besekes, 127; lret, be-
soghte, bcsoughte, 1234, 1438,
3157.
]3estaile, s. beasts, cattle, 1050.
]3este, s. beast, 107, 811.
]3etakyns, v. 3 s. bctokens, signi-
ries, 82, 82.
]3et, v. _pret. set in order, adjusted;
lit. improved, 3656. • A.S. bélan.
Beteche, v. hand over, deliver,
commit, 1611 ; 3 s. beteehes, 714, ;
ret. betoke, 18S9; betuke, 3190,
4015. A.S. et«bean.
]3etoke. See ]3eteche.
]3etrappede, _p.p. entrapped, 1630.
Betuke. See Beteche.
Betwyx, prep. betwixt, 801,2798.
]3etydde, v. betide, 4325 ; 3 s. be-
t.vddes, 34,82; betyddys, 4,315.
]3ett, v. _pret. beat, 24î0, 3682.
]3ettes, v. imL lrres. _pL beat,
2808.
:Betyne, adj. beaten; hence, adorn-
ed wilh beaten gold, or other sueh
material, 3631, 3646, 3945.
]3eueryne -- bevering, quivering,
3630. O.E. hiver, tremble. A.S.
bi_flan. Or perhaps beueryne,=
bëaver-eoloured; compare be.er

hoed in Sir Gawayne and tloe Green
Kni#ht, 1. 8t5.
Bewe, v. bow, 3366.
:Bewes, ,. I;L boughs, 3366.
Bewells, s. 1,1. bowels, 2175, 2203.
Bewschers, . 1,1. ()the lower
paris of the body, 1047. A.S.
searu, bowels, &c.; bew -- bel,
beau, fine, perhaps.
Beyldede. See Bchlc.
Bez. Sec
Bidde, v. bide, remain, 4028.
Biddis, v.bM. rires, pl. offer, 2310.
, Bieldez. Sec ]3elde.
]3ierdez. Sec ]3irde.
/3flynge, s. probably the part of
the ship about the bii or
3663. K.S. $il, bill, beak,..., fore-
part of a ship. (See 13osworth.)
]3irdes, 2190, ]3irdez, 1029,
Bierdez, 1052, Bvrdez, 9,99, «.
women, ladics. :A.S. bryd, bride,
wi[e, woman.
]3irenne, 2519. ]Iistake f r
"outene."
:Birtenede, 3972. See :Brittene.
Blake, adj. black, 775, 1090,
4339.
Blanke, s. home, 1799 ; _pL
blankes, 1860. Sec Blonke.
:Blasons, s. _pl. shields of arms,
1860. See Blasoun in Sir Gawayne
and the Green A-nigM, 1. 828.
Blawe, v. blow, 2662.
]31awene, _p.p. blosvn, 1286.
Blawnchede,/o.1». whitened, 3039.
Ble, Blee, s. eolour, complexion,
2576, 3332, 3558, 4213.
]31emeste, _p._p. blemished, hurt,
2578.
Blendez, v. 3 s. blends, is mingled,
1799.
Blenke, v. blench, wlnce, 3640,
3735 ; 3 s. blenkes, 4213 ; cause to
blench, overeome, "2857.

142

GLO$$ARIAL INDEX.

/leryde, v. ]»'et. mouthed, marie
wry faces, 78"2.
"Deuels sal gadir obout bym l,an,
AndA g rymlygyr n on b y m and blere
nd hydus braydes mak hym to
fere." Hampole's Pricke o.f Con-
science, l.
Blethely, adv. blithely, cheerfully,
4147.
Blod, 4121, Blode, 175, 392,
Blude, 3"235, 4"22, s. blood.
Blode-bande, s. blood-band, a
bandage to stop bleeding, 2576.
Blod-hondes, s. 1il. bloodhounds,
36t0.
Blody, Blodye, ad]. bloody, 793,
396.
Blondirs, v. 2 s. blunderest, 3975.
Blonke, s. horse, steed, 453 ; pL
blonkcs, 615, blonkkcs, 1634. A.8.
Manca, blonca.
Blude. 8ce ]31od.
]31yne, v. cease, 1931, 2578, 3975.
A.S. blinnan.
Ilyschit, v. 1»'et. looked, 116. Sec
blusched, Allileralire toems, p. 29,
1. %0.
Blysse, s. joy, 1485.
Blyssyng, s. blessing, 4103.
Bonettez, s. Id. additional pieces
of sali, 3656. "Bonnet (bonnette,
Fr.), an additional part ruade to
faten with lalchings to lbe foot of
the salis of small vesseh with one
toast, in moderate winds. It is
exactly similar to tbe foot of the
sailit is intended for. They are
commonly one-tlfird of tbe lepth
of the sails lhey belong to." {Fal-
coner's JIarine Diclionary, ed. Bur-
ney.)
Borde, 79, 171,630, Bourde, 730,
364], Burde, 1930, s. board, table;
board (of a ship).
Bordoure, s. border, 4211 ;
bordurs, 907.
Bordyrde, p._p. bordered, 1002.

Bore, s. boar, 188, 4214.
Borne, 2519. Perhaps a mistake
for berne.
Borne, l».ao. Se, Bere.
Bosturs, s. pL boasters, 1393.
Bot, Bott, Botte, conj. but, 10,
"0
 ,except, 516, 5'21, utdess, 1925;
bot if, flot if, bot lire, 356, 486,
250, unless ;" ives. hhout, 4070.
Bote, 1786, Botte, 1837, s. amends,
recompense. A.S. hdt, bJtu.
Bothen, Bothene, both, 35, 2547,
2691, 2997, 3716, 4151.
Botelesse, 9t 1,3558, Botles, 3976,
Butelesse, 1014, adj. without re-
meày, curcless.
Bottes, s. 11. boats, 748.
]3otures, s. 1,l. bitterns, 189. :Pro-
bably miswritlen for Bdures ; sec
Betowre in Iohn Rvssell's Boke of
25ir/ure, ed. Yuruivall, 11. 421, 54:1,
696
]3oune, Bowne, v. make ready,
prepare, haslen, go, 936, 1013,
]034 ; 3 s. bownes, 3591, bounnez,
7S3.
Bourde. See ]3orde.
Bourdene, v. 1I. pres. ind. jest,
31'2'2 ; bouredez, 3 s. lares, ind. ] 170.
]3oure, s. bower, 2190. A.S. bdr.
:i3oustous, 2175, Boustouse, 2425,
3679, Boystous, 376"2, Bustous,
615, 775, 783, 1379, adj. rude,
rougb, harsh, violent.
Bouxome, 2858, Bouxvme, 4147,
adj. obedient.
Iouxsomly, adv. obediently, 107.
Bowes, v. 3 s. turns, 2251 ; 11.
bowes, go, 69, 2310.
Bowes, s. pL shou]ders, 188 ;
boughs, 1711, 3"247. A.S. bol+,
arm, back, shoulder, braneh, bonh.,,
( BosortL )
Bowndene,/.p. bound, 3316.
Bowne, v. 8ee Boune.
Bownne, adj. ready, 1633, 233L

GLOSSAnIAL INDEX. 143

:Box, s. stroke, blow, 1111.
Boyes, s. p/. 2122, 2856, 3122.
:Boystous. Eee Boustous.
:Brace, v. fasten, fix, 1182; 3 s.
braccz, purs on his arm, 914.
:Bracer, 4247, s. brassart, a defence
for the arm; ¥l. brasers, 1859.
:Brode, adj. broad, 106, 914, 1094
co»/, braddere, 55, 1699.
Bragge, v. blow (in a trumpet);
lres, ind. braggene, 1484, bragges,
4107; lret, braggede, 3657.
:Braggers, s. 11. boasters, brag-
garts, 1348.
Brand, 3946, :Brande, 893, 914,
:Brannde, 2"239, . sword. A.S.
rand, rold, brand, torch, sword.
:Brankkand, i. io- branking, i. e.
bridli.ng, checking, curbing, re-
pressing, 1861. Sec Jrh and
11ra- in Ja»deso.
" :Braste. See :Briste.
:Brathely, a«b,. hastily, violently,
fiereely, 1771, 319.
:Braunchers, s. pl. young hawks,
190.
:Braundesche. Eee :Brawndysche.
:Brawle, Ib'awlle, v. 2349, 2362 ;
3 . brawles, 149.
]3rawlynge, s. confusion, 2176.
lrawnches, s. pl. branches, 3367.
]rawndysche, v. brandish, 3359 ;
3 . braundesche, 1056; ret.
braundyschtc, 72, brawndcste,
3657.
Brawne, s. boar, 1095.
]rayd, v. drive, thrust, dash,
draw, 117"2; 3 . braydes, "2695,
braydez, "2069, 2073, brayedez,
906 ; .p. braydene, cast, 3945.
Brayde, s. thrust, 3762.
:Brede, s. bread, 2715.
Brede, s. toast meat, 79, 190,
]03; /I. bredez, 1049, bredis,

]3rede, . breadth, 1224, 2011,
'273, 3656. A.S. $rcédo.
Bredes, v. 3 s. breeds, 224.
Bregaundez, s. pl. brigands, 2096.
"ïhese foot-soldicrs wcre clothed
in jackets, wllich wcre quilted, and
had pieces of iron within, hcncc
"callcd briga»dincs. 8uch jackes
wcre worn in lhe time of E}izabeth
and Jamcs I. by lhc :English arch-
ets." Mcyrick, G/osr# of Mili-
try Terns, under
Breke, v. break, 4146; 3
brckes, 31"24.
Breklesse, adj. without breechcs,
naked, 1048.
:Breme, edj. tierce, 1380.
Bremly, adv. ficrcely, 4107.
Ircnë, 2253, 4212, Brcny, 1482,
• . cuirass ; pl. brcnyes, 3753, brenys,
1525, 1858, bryncys, 4119. Sec
11fini in lhe Glossary to Haelo,
ed. Skeat.
:Brenyede, 316, Brynyede, 3680,
adj. armed with a cuirass.
Breste, s. breast, 2253, front of an
army, 1990 ; pl. brestez, 191.
Irestys. Eee Briste.
Brcthc, s. wrath, anger, 107, 117,
2"213.
Brethly, ade,. angrily, 3661.
:Brettened ]rettyne. See :Brittene.
]rigge, 3124, Brygge, 2470,
bridge.
:Briste, v. burst, break, 214 ; 3 s.
bristez, 805, brystez, 1135, 14S2;
t'. bristez, 1859, brestys, 3663;
yreL braste, 2176, 2271;
l. broustcne, 2544/.. brustcne,
2771, broustcne, 3974 wea]re[.
brystedde, 1129.
Brittene, 963, :Brettyne, 3580,
.Bry.ttyne, 106, 1350, v. eut or dash
in pieces, dcstro_v complelely ; yreL
brcttened, 148, brittenvde, 802,
bryttencde, 2`212; p.p. bîettenede,
3520, brittenede, 1067, birtenedc,

GLOSSARIAL I.'DEXo

3972. A.S. brytlinn, brytia,, lo
dividc into fragments, distribute.
Broche, v. pierce, stab, 1172 ; 3 s.
broches, '220"2, brochez, spurs, 918 ;
l. brochez, spur, ltt9; pret.
rochede, broached, tapped, fi714;
¥.la. brochede, spitted, 1050, 1007.
:Brochez, s. pl. spits, 1029.
:Brode, adj. broad, 116, 792, 1047.
ee Brade.
:Broght, 3358, :Broghte, 802, v.
lare/, brought; p.p. broghte, 1013,
1017.
:Brokbrestede, adj. having a breast
variegated, spotted or streaked
with black and ,«hite, 1095. Sec
roeed in Jamieson. Compare
"' Brock-faced, a white longitudinal
mark down the face like abadger."
.Brockel/.
ronde, e. sword, 2566, 3631 ;
lai. brondes, 2309. çee ]3rand.
rotheliehe, 3640, ]3rothely,
1408, 149, 1753, 1862, 2095,
Brothly, 8617, adv. hastily, iolent-
ly, fiercely.
]3rothy, adj. (?) foamy, frothy,
1090.
:Broxvddene, 2807 4119, ]3row-
dene, 1858, adj. woven. Sec raw-
den in ir Gawayne and lac Green
Kn£yM, ll. 177, 580. A.S. bro#den,
roden, la-p. of bregda», fo weave,
braid, &c. The "brenyes" vere
prohabl ruade of small metal rings
woven one into the oher.
Bruchez, s. id. brooches, 3256.
13ruschese, v. id. brash, dash,
3680.
]rustils, s. l. bristles, 1095.
:Bryddes, s. 21. birds, 181.
:Brydille, 453, ]3D'dylle , 2085,
». bridle.
Brygge. Sec Brigge.
Brymly, adv. fiercely, 117, 4214.
Bryne, 106, :Bryane, 564, v. burn;

3 s. brynnez, lt41 ; pre[. hryate,
117; .p. brynte, 350.
]ryneys. Sec Brene.
]rynyede. Sec Brenyede.
:Brystedde, :Brystez. 8ce Briste.
Iryttenede, :Bryttyne. 8ce :Brit-
tene.
]3urde. ,See ]3orde.
:Burgesse, 3082, s. burgess, citii
zin; pi burgeys, 857.
:Burghe, . city, 1968, 2424, 3083;
lai. burgbes, 11. A.8.
]3urliche, 2190, Burelyche, 30,
Burlyche, 586, 730, 100"2, 1111.
010, adj. tall, stately, grand.
]3urliche, adv. grandly, 4199.
:Burneschte, 906, 1011, 2123,
:Burnese, 7, 3846, Burnscht,
1113, Burnyste, 177, 1859, la.p.
humished, polished.
Bus, irnper8, v. behoves, '2.576.
Ys bus  we musL
:Buscayle, 895, Buskayle, 1634,
bushes.
Buschede. Sec Buske, v.
]3uschement, . ambush, 3124.
Sec Enbuschement.
Buskayle. 8ce ]uscayle.
Buske, s. bush, wood, 453, 918 ;
/d. buskez, 114.
Buske, v. rnake eady, prepare,
armuge, dispose, maua_,2e, hasten,
proeeed, go; 3
289, buskez, 073.; pl. buskes,
1754, buskez, 7'29, 1618; yreL
buskede, 1633; irap.  ,. buske,
1"26]; irap. 2 ¥1. buskes, 2855 ;
.p. huskede, arrayed, dressed, 517,
333, 4339, busehede, furnished,
567 ; buske vpe, raise,
Bustous. Sec Boustous.
Butelesse. ee Botelesse.
Byd, Bydde, Byde, v. ask, bid,
43, 1181, 158, 4323;  ». bsddcz,
1776, byddh, 361.

GLOSSARIAL INDEX. 1.15

Byddynge, s. bidding, command,
1030, 1931.
]3yde, v. remain, abide, tarry,
8, 936, 1968; 3 . byddys, 4-21t;
yL byddes, 2808, byddez, 1030,
await, watt for ; ira T. 2 pl. bddez,
629.
Bycrns, ]3yeryne. Sec Ierne.
Byggly, adv. bigly, strongly, 1376.
Byhalue, s. behalf, 1674.
Byhoucs, 4135, 13yhouys, 3579,
Byhows, 1715, impers, v. behoves.
Iyhyndene, adv. behind, 694.
Iylefcde, 1538,-Byleuedc, 2145,
-2366, Bylcuefede, 3678, Byleuyde,
1557, 185, p.p. left.
]ynnc, prejo, within, 804. A.S.
6innan.
]3yrdez. 8ce Birdes.
Byrre, s. impetus, violence, 3661.
]3yswcakçz, v. 3 s. toils, 1128.
A.S. beincan, to labour.
tyttes, v. 3 s. bites, 791.
Ca, 261, 1892, Caase, 3521,
Case, 2719, Cas, 356t, . hap, oc-
currence.
Cabane, 757, Kabane, 3671, s.
cabin; id. cabanes, 733.
Cabilles, s. T1. cables, 3671.
Cachedo, 2.p. chased, 3513.
Cachene, v. ! d. catch, seize, take,
831; 1)l. car chez, 4S0; pret. caught e,
1105, kaghtc, 2636, kaught, 3951,
kaughte, 3378, kawhte, 3916;
T.,n. cawghte, 3514, kaughte, fi995.
Caffe, s. chaff, refuse, 1064.
Caire. Bec Cayre.
Cantelle, s. corner, quarter, lump,
piece, 4231. "Chatel, CaMel, coin,
quartier, morceau, chanteau." /?er-
guy.
Capitayne, 1864, Capaytle, 2:263,
. captain ; loi. capstaez , 838.
Captyfe, 1589, . captive, pri-
soner; pl. captifls, 15S0.
MORTE ARTII['RE.

Care, 859, Kare, 1838, s. sorrow.
Carefulle, adj. un]aappy, 957,
sorrowful, 1777.
Caremane, s. male, man 957.
A.S. car[nan.
Carffes, s. Id. cuts, 2713.
Carie, s. fellow, 1063, 1107, 1165.
A.S. carl.
Carpe, 2750, Karpe, 1929, 2126,
v. talk, speak; 3 . carpys, 13"2;
pret. carpede, 143, '20. "Carpyn',
or talku'. Faulor, confa6u[or,
garrulo." Promptorium Parvulorum.
Carpynge, s. talk, 1672.
Caryage, s. luggage, 2355.
Caste, v. cazt, eonsider, purpose ;
9 s. castes, 961 ; 3 s. castes, 1998
eastis, 1769 ; pret. kest, 3381, keste,
118, 280, 913; in, p.  s. kaste
3406;/).p. eastyne, 819, 340.
Castelles, s. pl. eastlcs, 27, 849.
Cawtelous, adj. full of artifices,
artful, ctuming, uly, 4185. Fr.
cauteleux.
Cayre, 877, Caire, 1192, Kaire,
611, 1319, Kayere, 627, Kayre, 6,
4tl, . go; 3 s. eayres, '2t3;
ca3ers, 4b0. The original meaning
was turn. .8. crran, céran, to
t U l.Zl.
Certane, 3930, Certayne, 817,
ado. certainly:
Certez, 116:, 1342, Certys, ade.
surely, eertainly.
Certyfye, v. tell, inform, 1555.
CetC 601, 2012, Cetee, 440, 488,
s. cit; TI. cetees, '2609, eetese,
1537.
Chaas, s. chace, 2269.
Chalange, v. contest, dispute, 1322,
challenge, 2524, 3397, claire, 3326.
"Chalo»ger ..... demander, con-
tester, proroquer, attaquer, défen-
dre, refuser, prohiber, blâmer; de
calumnia fausse accusation, chi-
cane." Burguy under Chalonge.
Champayne, s. champaign, levcl
lO

146 «LOSSAm INDEX.

country, 1"2"26, 136"2; ¥1. cham-
panyse,
Changene, v. infl change, ] 405,
chawnge, 2301; pL changene, "2989,
chaungene, 168; pret. chaungede,
338"2, chawngyd, "270l, chawngide,
2964; i. p. chawngawnde, 25"23,
chawngynge, 3"267.
Chapes, s. pl. metal tips of sword-
-heath.% 25`22. "Chape of aschethe.
qpirula." Prompt. Parv. "The
chape of a sword was a badge as-
sumed by the De la Warr family,
in memorial of the part taken by
Sir Roger de la Watt, at Poitier%
1356, in the capture of John, King
of France, when he took possession
of the royal sword."
.Paro.
Chapyde, v. pret. eseaped, 4260.
Charbokle, 3326, Charebocle,
2523, 3267, . carhtmcle.
Chare, . (?) 3603.
Chare, v. (l)carry, 1886.
Charge, v. load, burden, charge,
molest, &e.; 3 . chargges, 3538;
2tel. chargede, 1540, chargyde,
1406 ; p.p. chargede, 1549, chareg-
yde, 155"2, charged. 3136, charg-
gede, 3604, chargegide, "2731.
Chargeur, 1026, s. dish;
chargeours, 185.
Charitee, . charity, 1019, 1542.
Charottez, s. pL chariots, 1552.
Charpe, adj. sharp, 3600.
Charte, . car, 3914.
Charry, odj. (?) dear, cherished,
2964. Ff. cr, dear; céri, cher-
ished.
Chasse, s. chace, 2368.
Chasse, v. chase, 2237.
Chasty. e, v. chastise, correct, 1019;
/./. chastyede, 690.
Chasynge-spere, ». hunting-spear,
18"23, 2955.
Chauffede, /._p. heated, excited,
2236.

Chaunce, . chance, hap, 1749,
fortune, 2999; chawnsc, '2368; pL
chauncez, 531, 2956.
Chauncelere, 169, 1551, Chaun-
chclcrc, 1541, #. chancelier.
Chawffe, v. bccomo heated, 2301.
Chawmbyrs, . pl. chambers, 3041.
Chayere, «. chair, seat,3266, 3329,
3347.
Cheefe, «. chief (Her.), 2523.
Cheêfe, adj. chiêf, 1363, 1404.
Cheekke. Sec Chekke.
Cheese. Sec Chese.
Chefede. Sec Cheue.
Cheftans, 18, Cheftanes, 1872,
Cheftaynes, 1323, 1406, .
chieflains.
Chekefulle, adj. chockfull, 3604.
Chekke, 1539, 2956, Cheke, 3000.
Cheekke, 1986, #. check, repulse;
but applied te the enemy, and there-
fore e¢]uivalent te scce. In line
]986 t seems te mean the force
which checks the enemy.
Chekyne, s. chicken, 4181.
Chekyrde,_p.p. chequered, 3267.
Chele, s. cold, 3391.
Chere, s. face, countenance, 2069,
964.
Chese, 1619, Cheese, 682, v.
choose; hence, choose a way, go
towards ; 3 s. cheses, 2954, chesez,
]225; 21. chesene, 1873;
chosene, 2731.
Cheualere, s. knight, 208, 1551 ;
]1. cheualers, 2116.
Cheualrons, 1362, 1540, Cheuall-
tons, 1399, adj. chivalrous.
Cheualrye, 18,169, 1404, Cheuall-
rye, 531, . chivalry, knighthood,
knights.
Cheuede, 1117, 1841, Chefede,
869; p./. fared, thriven, sncceeded.
Cheuede, v. ]n'e?. attained, 3329.
Cheueride, p./. shivered, 3391.

OLO88ARIAL INDEX. l 47

Chewyse, v. save, 1750. "OEevir,
venir, A bout de quelquec,hose, sor-
tit d une affaire, se tirer d embarras
..... " arguy.
Cheynes, s./l, ehains, 2522.
Chiftayne, s. ehieftain, 9.î32.
Childe, s. applied to a grown per-
son, g95"2, 4"260 ; pl. childire, 18"21,
childre, 10"25, childrene, 4078,
childrenne, 3188, childyre, 8t5,
1051, childyrene, 3"208.
Chillande, i. p. chilling, cold,
£965.
Chippe, s. ship, 3599 ; 2»l. chippes,
35-t6.
Chippe-burdez, s. pl. shipboards,
1699.
cl,is, () 2217.
Cho, pron. she, 655, 659, 715,
&e. See 8eho.
Chokkefulle, a«]. ehoekfull, 1552.
Chokkes, v. 3 . () thrusts, 2955;
/.p. ehokkode, 3603.
Chullede, p.p. 1444. "Chulle.
To bandy about." Halliwell.
Churles, adfi ehur]isb, 4181.
Chymn6s, 3041, Chympns, 168,
s. pL brasiers, or othcr rcceptacles
for tire, fireplaces.
Chyne, . chine, backbone, 3390.
Cirquytrie, 3399, Cyrqwitrye,
g6} 6 (wrongly printed Cyrua
witrye), ». pri'de, arrogance.
Cité, 1696, 19î9, Citee, 60, .
city. See CetC
Clappyde, 956, Clappide, 1137,
v. z,'et, smote together.
Clarioune, 3563, Claryoune, 2718,
. clarion, war-trumpet; pL clarions,
1758.
Claspande, i. p. clasping, 4337.
Clsppis, s. o?. clips, 909.
Clathe-sekkes, s. p/. cloth-sacks,
733.
CIauor, s. clover 3241.

Clauerande, i. p. clawing, 3324.
Clede, v. Fret. clothed, 2713 ; p.p.
cledde, 333t, clede, 31» 36,
clcede, 17, clothcd, clad.
Clcfe, v. ret. clave, split, .0559.
Cleffe, v. cleave, stick, cling,
131.
Clekes, 1865, Clekys, 11  4, 2123,
v. 3 s. clutches, seizes.
Clene, a«{]. clean, pure, _°Of, 217,
bright, fait, good, 1197, 1603.
Clenkkede, v. Tret. clanked, 2113.
Clenliche, CleMy, Clenlyche, adt,.
weil, 916, 68, 654, 1586, entirely,
quite, 581, 673, 850, gl5.
Clepid, v. Tret. caLled, 3563.
A.S. clypian.
Clere, ad]. clear, bright, 819, 883,
909, illustrious, 1559, clear, free
from obstacles, 1640.
Clereworte, s. 3241. Perhaps :
A.S. cloefer-wyd, small clover.
Clergialle, adj. skilful, 1758.
Clergyally, adv. cleverly, 200.
Clergye, s. learning, 809.
Clerkis, 3444, Clerkkes, 2391, s.
pl. clcrics, scholars.
Clowes, 1639, Clewez, 2019,
Kleus, 396, Cloughcs, 941, .
clJffs.
Clcwide, v. prd. cleaved, clung,
365.
Close, v. enclose, 1165, 003.
Close, s. prison, 1586, enclosed
space, enclosure, 1639, 3240.
Closse, adj. secret, 1196.
Cloughes. See Clewes.
Clowez, s. 2#. claws, 783.
Clyfe, 883, Clyffe, 2158, s. cliff;
il. clcyffez, 019.
Clymbande, i.p. climbing, 3324,
Clynges, v. 3 s. presses, 1865.
Coblez, s. ])/. cables, 742.

148

GLOSSAR[AL IDEX.

Colorez, 733, Cofirs, 2283, Cofres,
4.206, «. lzL coffers, chests.
Cogge, s. ship, 476, 756, 3634;
iii. coggez, 738. " Cairet on the
coidc ythes coff.¢es & other." The
DeMruclion of Tfoy, E. E. T. S., 1.
3.24"2.
Col,Ils, r. 2 s. makest cold, chill-
est, 8518.
Colurez, s. 1,1. colours, 819.
Clnandez, 2392, Comaundez,
1637, Commaundez, 71, v.
pres. ind. eommands; preL coin-
ande, 1.218, eomaunde, 2356, coin.
auudyd, 160"2, commande, 156,
4148; i»q. eomaunde, 1585.
Corne, v. i»f. 1584; 3 s. pres.
i»d. cornes, 1818, commes, ï99,
cornez, 841, eommez, 1t39; pl.
commez, 1545; l'el, corne,
176, 2119 ; i.p. commande, 3468 ;
].p. eomene, 5b.2, 865, commyne,
1419, comyue, 987.
Corne, s. coming, 1203, 1565,
1812.
Comelyche, 1318, ComlJche, 3335,
Comly, 1'203, 3'259, Comlyche, 71,
1053, adj. comely.
Coules, imlers, v. becomes, befits,
1579.
Comforth, 830, Comforthe, 944,
18:9, Comfurthe, 696, v. comfort,
strengthen; 3 s. comfourthes,:131.
Comforthe, s. comfort, 3960.
Comlyli, 3047, Comlyly, 4108,
adv. in a comely mamaer.
Commande. ,See Corne.
Comone, v. converse, 1580.
Comouns, 725, Comowns, 2353,
s. /. commons.
Compas, s. outer part (of an en-
elosure), 3 tO, (of a wbeel), 3"268,
3325, eompass, reaeh,
Compaste, p.p. surrounded, 3633.
Concelle, 259, &c. ,See Counsaile.
Concelle, 243, 2395, Consayle,
1959, s. eouneil.

Condethe, 3148, 3483, Coundyte,
475, Cundit, 4tt, «. sale conduct.
Condethes, s. pl. conduits, 201.
Condycyone, s. condition, 151 I.
Confundez, v. 3 s. confounds,
19.2"2; p.p. coufundede, 1153.
Connygez, s. Tl. coules, rabbits,
197.
Conquerid, 284, Conqueryd, 24,
v. yre/. won, gained; T.T. con-
queryde, 40.2.
Consayle. Sec Concelle.
Constable, s. 1585, 1590.
Contek, Conteke, «. strffe, 2721,
3669, 177.
Contenance, Contenaunce,s. eonn-
tenance, manner, behaviour, 1'23,
2"2.2, M2, 2120, 033.
Contr$, 623, 676, Contree, 848,
16to, Countré, 223,230L Cou nré,
352, s. country ;[. contres, 31.25,
contreez, 27.
Conuaye, v. convey, 1589, 1604.
Conynge, adj. cunning, skilful,
3"20.2 ; superL conygeste, 809;
konyngeste, 3177.
Cope-borde, s. cupboard, 206.
Copes, s. 1ff. 4334.
Coppe, s. cup, 2750
Coppe-fulle, s. cupful, 3378.
Corage, s. heurt, 536, 1725, 1922.
Corenalle. Aree Coronal.le.
Corkes, s. carcase, 1091.
Corne, () 1786, 1837.
Cornettes, s. pl. 1758, 4108.
Cornuse, s. pl. horns, 1809. Lat.
CO'll tl.
Cronalle, 008, 1108, 3633, Cte-
halle, g28, . ; a kid of ring or
crown round a helmet; also, par
of a lady's head-dress.
Corone, 291, Coroune, 8,
Corowne, 3543, Crowne,
4"20"2, Crownne, 3352, s. crochu;
l. corowns, 3"269, crounes, 51.

(LOSARIAL INDEX. 149

Coroune, 678, Crowne, 3185, v.
crown; p.p. corounde, 142, co-
rounede, 1"25, corownde, 1654,
24i.7, 3525, crowned, 3"213,
crownede, 3049, crownncde, 3407.
Corroumppede, p.p. corrupt, 3478.
Cors, 1779, 2380, Corse, 1389, s.
corpse, body.
Corsaunt, s. holy body, body of a
saint, 1164. See Corsant in
lish Gilds, p. 97, ]. 3, and Corseynt,
E»glish Gilds, p. 188, l. 1.
Corvene. £'ee Kerues.
Coseri, s. (?) 1582.
Coste, s. coast, 834, 877, 1787.
Cosyne, s. cousin, kiusman, 338,
kinswoman, 86; pl. cosyns, 50,
101.
Cote, 1690, 3334, Cotte, 1194, s.
coat.
Couaitte. See Coueite.
Couatys, s. covetousness, 1580.
Çouaunde Rad Conannde, adj.
eunning, skilfu|, 558.
Couched, p.p. set» 909.
Coueite, 1191, Couaitte, 51,
Couctte, 8325, v. eovet ; 2 s. pres.
couettes, 1321 ; 1J-P. cowayte,
2397.
Couenawnte, s. covenant, 3542.
Couent, s. convcnt, 1220, 4021.
Couer, Couere, v. recover, 859,
126, win, 3t25, 334. ; 3 s. coueres,
364, coueris, 91, reaches ; coueris
vpe, gets up, 4274; reL coucrde,
won, 274, 280, reached, 858 ; couerd
vp, got up, rose, 12, coueride, got
up, 2195 ; .. couerede, v:on, 28,
3085.
Couere, v. cover, 1886 ; 3 s. pres.
couers, 1110; pret. couerde, 3378,
39.95 ; p.p. couerde, 1770, 115,
couerede, 3047, 3098.
Couerte, dj. sheltered, 1780,
sccret, ] 196.
Conndyte. ,e Condethe.

Coungé, s. leave, 479. Fr. congé.
Counsaile, 291, Concelle, 144,
259, 10"23, s. counsel, adviee.
Counsayles, v. 3 s. advises, 305.
Cotmtere, v. encounter, 1274; 3
eownterez, 1848; T.T. eownterede,
1893.
Countrf». »S'ee Contr.
Coupable, adj. blameable, guilty,
1317.
Coupes. See Cowpe.
Coupylde, v. pret. coupled, fast-
ened, 2336.
Coursere, s. 1388, 2166.
Courtays. Se Curtais.
Coutere, s. elbowpiece(in amour),
2567. Sir Gawuyne and the Green
Knight, 1. 583.
Couthe, v. pret. knew, 21, Cowthe,
eouldst, 330.
Cowardys, s. eowardice, 1693,
4186.
Cowayte. See Coueite.
Cowchide, v. pret. lay down (as
hounds); and hencc, beeame mcek
and submissive, 1"22.
Cowle, s. a large tub,
"Cowle, esselle. Tina, Calh."
PrornpL Parv. In E»gli.,h Gihl.
ed. Toulmin 8mith, pp. 371,
Cocle is used for a tub, or some
such vessel to measure aie with.
Cowntas, s. eountess, 3045 ; 1,L
contasses, 4337.
Contere, s. accountant, 16î2.
Cownterez. See Countere.
Cowpe, s. cup, 209; !,1. cowpes,
210, 237; coupes, 3375.
Cowpez, v. 3 s. smites, strikes,
799, 2059 ; pl. cowpene, 2543.
Cowthe. See Couthe.
Crachynge, s. crashing, 3669.
Crafe, v. crave, 168I, 3522.
Crafte, s. skill, art, 752, 3667
¥I. craftez, 28, craftys,

150

Craftely, 3351, Craftyly, 196, adv.
skilfully.
Crafty, adj. skflfully ruade, 211.
Crage, s. cmg, 876.
Cramede,p.p. crammed, 477,1051.
Casseches, v./91, pres. ind. crush,
3670; pret. craschede, 2114,crassch-
ede, 1109.
Crauaunde, adj. craven, 133.
Crayers, 738, Krayers, 3666, s.
pl. small vessels. "And, for the
l{evictallyng and I{efresshyng of
the said Shippes with Water and
other :Necessaries, the said Ad-
mirall shall, over and above the
said Shippes, bave Two Cra#er,
the one being of the Portage of
Thre Score and L'fty [?fifteen]
Tonnes, wherein sha be the Master
Twelve Mariaers and One Bore,
and the other Cra.¢er shall be of he
Portage of fifty rive Tonnes, wbere-
in shall be the Maister with Ten
[aryners and one Boye" . ....
IndeMura i#/er I)ominum Re.¢em
Edwardum I:[oward Calitaneu», Ge-
neralem .4rmatee ,uper Mare
151'2). ttymer, dera, tom. xiii.
p. 328, col. 2.
Craysed, _p.p. broken, 2150. :Ff.
écrasé.
Creatoure, a. ereature, 534, 859
pl. ereatours, 10'2.
Credens, s. eredentials, 88, 3522.
Creest, Creeste, . crest, 1108,
1133, 1185.
Creette, s. a kind of wine, 200.
Crepers, s. pl. grapnels, 3667.
( Halliwell.)
Cresmede. 8ee Crysmede.
Cretoyne, s. 197. "A sweet
sauce." tI«lli,ell. Compare "Cre-
tons : Lard coup menu qu'on fait
frire dans la poêle." Roquefort.
Crewelle, 132, 1909, Crouelle,
118, Crowe]le, 254, 3t2, Cruelle,
43, 88, adj. cruel, tierce, angry, &c.
Cfispid, p.p. 1003.

Cristene, Cristyne, a,0". Christian,
39; b. 1187, 2786, 11"2.
Cristenly, adv. like a Christian,
1208.
Crisgyndome, . Chrisgendom,
2036.
Crist.ynmesdaye, . Christma-day,
70.
Cristy-nmese, 64, Cristymesse,
839, Crystnmesse, 5t, . Christ-
Cronycle, . chronicle, 3445; pl.
eroncles, 218.
Crose, 3t28, Crosse, 3335, s.
cross ; one crosse, across, 3667.
Crosse-dayes, . 1l. 321
Crosselettes, . 1I. 3336.
Crouelle. See Crewelle.
Crounes. ,S'ee Corone.
Çrowelle. ee Crewello.
Crownnede. S'ee Coroune, v.
Cuelle. ,S'ee Crewelle.
Cruschene, v. inf. erush, 1134.
Cryande, i./9. crying, 1137.
Crysmede, 1051, Cresmede, 1065,
Krysomede, 31S5, adj. anointed
with chrism.
Cryvtenede, Crystnede,p.p. christ-
ened, 3337.
Crysume, 142, :Krysome, 2447,
3435, . chrism.
Cukewaldè, s. cuckold, 1312.
Cufidit. 'ee Condethe.
Cunvayede, v. pret. convoyed,
482.
Cure, s. care, 673.
Curius, adj. curious, 61.
Curlues, s. pl. curlews, 196.
Curtais, 2394, Curtaise, 209, 417,
Curtays, 125, 1318, Curlayes, 481,
Courtays, 21, adj. courteous.
Curtaisie, s. courtesy, 1274, 1681.
Cm'y, s. cookery, 1063.

GLOSS-RIAL INDEX. 151

Dagges, v. pL pieree, 2102 ; L/.
daggande, 3749.
Dagswaynnes, s. 1OL garments "of
frize, or some materiai with long
thrums like a carpet," 3609. 8ee
Daççysweyne and notes thereon in
Promptoriura Prvulorum.
I)alte, Daltene. 8,,e Dele.
I)amesels, s. ld. young ladies,
3044.
I)ampnede, /9.io. damned, con-
demned, 3277, 3299.
I)anke, Dannke, adj. dank, damp,
313, 3750.
Date, v. fie hid, lie still, 4007 ;
3 s. dates, 32"25. " Daryn', or
drowpyn', or prively to be hydde.
Latito, l«teo, Cath." 39romltorium
Parvulorum.
Darielles, s. 1l. a kind of dish,
199. 8ee the reeipe For darials in
Liber Cure Cocorum, ed. Morris, p.
38.
]3auncesynge, s. dancing, _'2030.
I)aungere, Dawngere, s. power,
579, 3067, danger, 1935, '2935.
Daweyng, s. dnwn, daybreak,
1601.
Dawcz, s. pl. days; donc of
dawez, killed, 2056.
Daynteez, s. pL dainties, 199.
Daynteuous, adj. dainty, 4196.
Daynttehely, ado. daintily, 723.
Debles, 2934.
Dede, s. deed; IgL dedes, 48,
dedys, 13.
Dede, adj. dead, 975, 1722.
Dede, s. death, 1253, 1935.
Dede-thrawe, s. death-pang, 1150.
Deesse, s. dais, 218.
Defadide, P.I. faded, 3304.
Defawte, s. default, 2939.
])efawtes, v. I»L are wanting, fail,
2928.

Deffuse, s. prohibition, 256. Com-
pare " Defaix, deffais, deffois, de-
fois: Lieux alCendus, où fl n'est
pas permis de pêcher ni de chasser ;
empêchement, dfense." Roquefort.
But it is more than probable lhat
we ought to rend "deff[e]nse"--
forbidding, prohibition.
Degr6, s. degree, 84.
Dele, v. deal, 1278 ; preL delte,
49, 3088; Ioret. pl. daltene, 2101,
dalte, 3693, 3749 ; av.p. delte, 1216,
1277, 1564.
Delygens, . diligence, 1934.
Delytte, s. delight, 1970.
Delyuerede, l».z0, set free, 1688,
2081.
Demenys, v. 3 s. leads, 1988;
yL demenys, 4076. O. Fr. derae-
Demyd, Demyde, 1o.p. deemed,
judged, "219, 1561,, doomed, 4158.
Depayntide, 1».l ». depicted, 3355.
Depez, s. 11. deeps, 750.
Depnesse, s. depth, 746.
Dere, v. hurt, injure, 1783, 3248,
3611, 4.00 ; 3 s. derys, "2099.
derian.
Dere, odj. dear, 974, 1216.
Derefulle, a,lj. 4053. Qu. fc, r
derffMle, full of pain or eare. Com-
pare derf, hardship, atiction, pain,
in Stratmann.
Dereliche, 3379, Derely, 1277,
adv. dearly.
Dereworthily, adv. preeiously,
3251.
Derfe, a,tj. hard, strong, severe,
31"2, 33"2, 811, 2052, 210"2, 26.52.
Derflyehe, adv. severely, 3277.
Derke, adj. dark, 754.
Derlynge, s. darling, 4196.
Derygese, s. 1OL dirges, 4017.
Despyne, 183. ,See Porke des-
pyne.

152

GLOSARIAL INDEX.

:Destanye, 3436, 3779, :Desteny,
1563, s. destiny.
:Dcstayned¢, p.p. destined, 664,
4090, 4153, 4157, 4306.
:Destruede, p.p. destroyed, 1181.
:Deuer, s. duty, 1940.
:Devisede, v. pret. divided, 352i.
:Deuorande, i. p. devouring, 2054.
Deuotly, 296, Devottly, 347, «dr.
devoutly.
Devyse, v. divide, 2400; pret.
dcuysede, 308.
Dewly, «dr. duly, 4006.
:Deworyde, p.p. devoured, 851.
:Deynttely, «dr. daintily, 2643.
Diamawndis,s. pl. diamonds, 3297.
:Dictour, s. spokesman, 712.
:Dighte. ee Dyghte.
Dischayte, s. deceit, 3789.
Iiscouerours, s. pl. scouts, spies,
3117.
:Diskoueres, v. ind. pres. pl. search,
3119 ; ira T. pl. 2. diseoueres, 1641.
:Disseucre, v. separate, 1575 ; 3 s.
disseuerez, 1978 ;/ret. diss¢ueride,
35"29.
Disspite, s. spire, 3163.
Disspyszede, p.p. despised, 269.
:Dogge-sone, s. dog-son, 1072,
1723.
Dole, 3067, 3299, 3885, ule,
256, 703, 777, . sorrow.
Dolcfulle, a«O'. sorrowful, 2054.
Dolphyne, s. 2054.
oluene, p.p. buried, 975.
Domesdaye, s. day of judgment,
178,
Doo, v. do, 1934, 2322 ; 2 s. pres.
iid. dosse, 1954; pl. lres, id.
dosse, 4333;/zp. donne, 1940.
Doubbyd, 48, Doubbyde, 3613,
. preL dubbed.
Douce, adj. sweet, pleasant, 1251.

:Doughttily, adv. valiantly, 1939.
Doughty, 20, Doughtty, 1738,
2777, Dowghtty, 3798. adj. valiant;
s«perl, doughtyeste, 219.
Doughtynes, 1563, Doughtynesse,
3884, $. valour.
]:)out, v. doubt, 3061.
Do'bille, adj. double, 2834.
Dowblede, p._p. doubled, 3609.
Dowblcttez, s. 1»1. doublets, 2625.
Dowcherys. 5'ee Ducherye.
Dowere, s. do-ry, 3089.
:Downkynge, ». rnoisture, 3248.
Dowte, Dowtte, ». doubt, 2043,
fear, 3"25.
Dowtte, v. fear, 312.
Dowttouse, adj. dreadful, terrible,
3967.
:Drafe. Sec ]-)ryffes.
Dragges, s. pl. drags, 3615.
I)ragouns, s. 1ff. dragons, 1252.
Dawe-brigge, s. drap'bridge,
Drawes, v. 3 s. draws, proceeds,
151; ¥1. drawene, 3615; ¥./.
drawene, 3924.
Dreche, v. tarry, delay, abide,
1504 ; 3
dreches, 1254, 2154; lret, drecch-
ede, 754.
Drechede, p.]). troubled, harassed,
811.
"Ac sathanas pe frecche
pe saule wule drecre,
Hwan he ao-nflt habb@."
Jesua Coll. 31. 29, leaf "249.
I)rede, v. dread, fear, 829, 2235;
yret. d/edde, 20; v.T. dredde, 398.
Drede, . dread, fear, 46, 754.
Dredlesse, Dredlez, tdv. vithout
doub|, eertaialy, 1503, 2043, t053.
I)refene. 'ee I)ryffes.
Dreghe, s. daration, continuance,
2915.

Dreghe, one, adv. aside, back, 786,
787, 3968, 4219.
I)reghe, v. surfer» endure, 3276,
3437.
I)reghely, a«h,. enduringly, con-
tinually, 20"28.
I)rcmyd, imprs, v. 2ret. 760.
Hym dremyd :: hc dreamed.
I)renschene, v. ioE. drown, 761.
Drerely, Drerily, adv. drearily,
2154, 2969.
Dresce, 550, I)resse, 1072, 2042,
201, v. direct, arrange, adjust,
dispose, prepare, array; 3 s. dresses,
20"26, drcsesse, 2833; /d. drisses,
2473; pret. dressede, 18, 1055,
dresside, 579, drissede, 2052, dr3'ss-
ede, 46 ; p.p. dresside, 1252, dris-qd,
218 ; dresses vp = rears.
I)rcuene, I)rife. 5"ee I)ryffes.
I)rightene, 4008, I)ryghttene,
lz)78, Dryghttyne, 3799. s. the
Lord; .¢en. Dryghtyns, 664, Dr3'ght-
3,nez, 1564. A.S. Drihten.
Drissede. See Dresce.
I)romondaries, s. ff. dromedaries,
I)romowndes, s. pl. swift ships,
3615. "Dromon, dromont : Gon-
dole, vaisseau de guerre." Roque-
fort. "Dromones, Naves cursoriœe,
expediti cursus navigia." Du-
eanffe.
I)roupe, v. lie laid, lie still,
007. See Date.
I)rowghte, s. dryness, 3249.
Drowppande, i. p. ïalling, 4053.
Drye, v. surfer, 704, 1546, 1632.
I)ryffes, v. pl. drive, rush, 2757 ;
pret. drafe, ï87, drife, 3276 ; lret.
l. dreuene, 291; i. iv. dryfande,
61, 816;/./. drefene, 3224.
Dryghttene. See Drightene.
I)rynehene, v. in.f. to drown, 816.
I)rynkles, adj. drinkless, 4172.
I)rynkyne, v. pl. drink, 2028.

I)ryssede. See I)resce.
Dubbyde, p.p. adcrned, 3609.
I)ucherye, s. duchy, 2400, 2937;
ivl. duchcrés, 1728, ducher3'es, 3614,
dowcherys, 9.
I)uchez, s. duchcss, 852, 9î4,
3044.
I)uelle, v. dwell, tarry, abide, 306ï ;
2êret. duellede, 33"21, duellyde, 219 ;
i. iv. duelland, 3443 ;/.p. dueLlyde,
1200.
I)ukkes, I)ukkez, s. pl. dukcs,
723, 2029.
I)ule. Sec ])oie.
/gule-cotes, s. /ol. mourning gar-
meuts, 336.
I)usperes, 66, 1254, Duspers, 145,
Dusseperez, 2029, Duzseperez, 723,
Duszeperis, 3751, Dusszeperis,
336, s. pl. peers ; lit. twelve pecrs
(Ff. douze pairs). Dussepere,
oae of such peers, 2329, 2642.
I)uttez. Read I)inttez, s. id.
strokes, 787.
I)yaperde, adj. 3251.
I)yghte, v. ortier, arrange, dispose,
1253; 1 s. dyghttes, 2;o5; pret.
dyghte, 2970; p.p. dwhte, sent,
3066, dressed, 3251, dJ'g]lte, adorn-
ed, 3353.
Dyked, p.p. buried, 975.
I)yme, adj. dira, 1723.
I)yne, s. din, noise, 2031
I)ynncd, v. pret. sounded, resound-
ed, 2031.
I)ynnynge, s. noise, 2030.
I)ynt, 1073, I)ynte, 312, 1118, s.
stroke, blow; pl. d3'nttez, 1127,
dynttys, 332.
Dysfegoures, v. 3 s. disfigures,
2769.
Dyspens, s. spending, 538.
Dyssauyde,/9./9. deceived, 683.
Dyuerse, ad]. divers, various, 49,
1935.

154

GLOSSRI,., INI)EK.

Dyuysyde, v. pret. divided, dis-
tributed, 49, 1389.

Efte, adv. again, 470, 529, 2349.
Egerly, 1125, 1148, 1411, 1591,
Egyrly, 1499, ado. sharply, fiercely.
:Egge, 2567, 2958, :Eghge, 4194,
». edge. A.S. ec#.
Eghelynge, adv. edgewise, 3675.
Eghene, 3790, Eghne, 116, 358,
Eughne, 19"20, Eyghene, 3985,
Eyghne, 1083, 4044, Eyne, 328"2,
. pl. eyes. A.S. edge, 2l. effyan.
Eghge. 5'ee Egge.
Egle, s. eagle, 2067, 2245.
EgTee, adj. sharp, eager, 507.
Eke, co»j. also, 44, 572.
Ekkene, v. inf. increase, 2009 ;
3 $. pre$. id. ekys, 3965.
:lagere, 2977, is eertainly mis-
written. The alliteration requires
s/ .... ; perhaps we ought to read
leyghte, skill, dexteriiy.
Ehlare, adj. comp. older, 4151.
Elde, s. age, 301, old agê, 4220.
A.S. yldo.
Elders, Eldyrs, s. 1;L ancients, 13,
ancestors, 99, 272, 293.
Elfaydes, s. pl. animais of some
kind, 2£$8.
Elles, adv. else, 1191, 1209, 2020.
:Emange, prep. among, 375. 1917,
2060. See Amant.
Eme, s. uncle, 1347. A.S. edm.
Enamelde, 2565, 3355, Enamel-
ede, 2027, p.p. enamelled.
Enan'lles, v. 3 s. en-angles, i. e.
surrounds by troops formed in an
angular figure(?), 3781. Comp.
en-circles.
Enarmede, p.p. 91 O.
Enbraces, v. pl. put on the arm,
4111 ; enbrassez, 1753 ; ¥.p, en-
brasserie, 2459, 2518.

Enbuschement, s. ambush, 1407,
3115.
Enbusehes, v. 3 . pres. id. sets
in ambush, 1981 ; p.p. enbuschede,
1712, enbuschide, 1403, ambushed.
Enclesside. Read Enclossede,
enclosed, 2396.
Enclined, 479, Enclinede, 1706,
v. Tret. bowed.
Enclines, s. 1,1. bows, 83.
Enclosez, v. 3 . 1134 ; p.p. en-
closede, 4"206, enclosyde, 3"238.
Encontre, 1320, 1787, Encount-
ire, 3491, Encowntere, 4180, v.
encounter; pL enconters, 2158;
prel. encontrede, llbS.
Encorownmentes, s. 11. corona-
tions, 4197.
Encroche, v. seize, obtain, 326 ;
3 . encrochez, 1"243; prel. en-
crochede, 2036; ¥.¥. encrochede,
35"25.
Eneroyssede, v. pret. crossed,
411-2.
Endente, 3297, Endenttyd, 2052,
¥.p. endented (Her.).
:ndittede, v. pret. indited, com-
posed, 34"20.
Endordide, p.p. dlt, 199.
Enêwe, 2657, Enowe, 504, adv.
enough.
E.nfeblesches, v. T/-Tres. become
weak, 2484.
Enflureschit, p.p. flowered, 198.
Enforce, v. exert ; enforce ow,
endeaour, 2"25 ; enforsse, strength-
en, reinforce,
Engenderde, p.p. begotten, 843.
Engendurc, s. begetting, 3743.
Enge)aes. ee Engynea.
Englaymez, 1131, Englaymous,
3684, . pL tender slimy. "Gley-
myn', oryngleymyn'. Fi«o,
Proraptorium Parvulorum.
Engowschede, p.p. swollen, in-

GLOSSARAL INDEX.

155

flated, 2053. "Engousser : Enfler,
grossir." Rofueforl.
Engrelede, F.i- engrailed (IIer.),
418"2.
:En¢nes, 2481, 3036, Engeynes,
2t-23, s. oel. engines.
:Engyste, v. assign lodgings, 445.
"Gister, giter : Assigner un glte."
RooEorl.
Enhorild%/.p. surrounded,
8ce Enourl«d in Alliterative Poems
(Reprint), ]3.19 aad Glossary.
Enis. qee Eynes.
Enjoynes, 897, Enjoynys, 4109,
. in/. join in battle; l)rel, enjoïa-
ede, 087.
:Enkedy, adv. ardently, eagerly,
507, 2066, 2°22, 2839.
Enmy, Enraye, . enemy, foe,
519, 64.2, 195"2 ; oel. enmyse, 1"205,
1"240.
Eundlcd, I».P. enamded, 1294.
Ennoyntede, 50, Ennoynttyde,
101. Enoyntede, 14"2, Enoynttedc,
51-4, 9.447, lJ./, anointed.
Enowe, adv. enough, 504.
:Enpeyred e,/x.p.impaired,damaged,
474.
Enpoysone, s. poison, 213.
Enscge, 441, Ensegge, 1337, v.
besiegc; 3 8. enseggez, 69.3;
ensegede, 1696.
Enserchede, 3942. Read :Enser-
cledc, encirclcd.
Enserches, v. 3 s. searches, ex-
amines, 4311; L enserches, "2466.
:F_msure, v. assure, 1689, 2324,
3734.
Entamede, v. pret. cut, wounded,
2"203; .p. 1160, "2708.
entamer, trancher, blesser, léser,
enlever l'intégrité."
Entayllide, l».u, entailed, 3542.
Entire, v. enter, 1967 ; ind. pres.
3 . enteres, 2007, 2357; pl. enires,
4309; lorel, enieride, 2805;

entirde, 3448, entrede, 4069, en-
tyrde, 1691.
Enverounes, v. Id. environ, sur-
round, 41'24; preL enuerounde,
went round or about, 9.051, 9.091-;
p./. enuerownde, surrounded, '24"2.
Enueryde, p.p. () 1694.
Enuyous, adj. 2047.
Enya A'ee Eynes.
Er, v. 2d. are, 166.
Erbefis, . Id. gardons, 3245.
Ercheuesqes, . pi. archbishops,
6I.
Ere, v. id. are, 1538, 1582, -'2547.
Ere, aàv. before, 1840.
Erle, s. earl, 1659 ; 2d. erlez, 1904,
erlles, 35"2S, 3933.
Erledoms, s. 2d. earldoms, 42.
Erles, s. pl. earnest, deposit, 2687.
Erne, . 2d. ears, 1086.
Ernestly, adv..'2838, 2903.
Errawnte, adj. arrant, 2895.
Erthe, . earth, 109, 161.
Erthely, adj. eartlfly, 1664, 4169.
Es, v. 3 s. is, 16, 88, 89; pl.
es (-- are), 1666, 3448.
Eschape, v. escape, 1020, 2957 ;
pret. eschappede, 1881, eschappide,
9.367;/-T- eschapede, 1111, 3576.
Escheffe, v. 2301.
Escheue, v. attain, 3347; prel.
escheuede, 3000, eschewede, fell
out well, 9.956, eschewede, met wi h
good fortune, 16"20 ; p.p. eseheuyde,
0'21, eschewede, 1559, 09.7.
Eschewes, v. 3 «. draws back, re-
treats, 1116; preL eschewede, 1881;
i»p. 2 pl. eschewes, 1750. "
c/drer, eskiver, esclwveir, éviter, fuir,
esquiver." 13«r#uy.
Ese, s. esse, 3208.
'Este, adj. east, 1740, 3210.
Esterne, 1006, F_.styre, 554, s.
Easter.

156

GLO8$ARIAL IR'DEX.

:Etene, oe.p. eaten, 2716.
Ethenys, 4163, Ethym, 4122,
p/. giants. Sec E/ayn in Sir Ga-
wayne and te Green A'aiyM, ll. 140,
72. A.S.
Ettylle, v. purpose, 554; 3
ettelles, 5-0, etles, 3077.
:Euene, 2073, :Euenne, 4055,
Euyne, 78, Evyne, 3596, Evyane,
3597, Ewene, 76"2, Ewyne, 618,
1122, Ewynne, 2961, adv. even,
straight, right, just.
Euensange, ê9*, Euesange, 900,
,. evensong, vespers.
Eueriche a, 2037, Euer-ilk a, 212,
adj. every.
Euylle, adc. fil, 111
Ewene. See Euene.
:E .wyne, . evening, eve, 1006,
1788.
Ewyne, EwTnne. See Euene.
Ewyre, adv. ever, 8.
:Eye-liddis, s. 1»l. eyelids, 3952.
Eyghêne, Eyghne, E)me. Eee
Eghene.
:E3mes , 1.°83, 2308, F.ynez, 1760,
Eynis, 2516, Eynys, 1879, Eynyes,
2'275. Enis, 2S86, 3376, Enys, 3466,
.¥I. narrow passages, passes. A.S.
eÆge, narrow, Germ. eÆge,  narrow
passage.

Faa-mene, . 1l. foemen, 303.
:Fadire, 3432, Fadyr, 112, }'adyre,
1169, . father.
Fadome, s. fathom, ll03.
Faees, s. pL foes, 403.
Faghte. ,See 'eghte.
Faire, adv. well, lll0, 3.°47.
:Fairely, adv. nicely, 954.
Faith, s. 1155.
:Faithely, :Faythely, adv. asmLred-
ly, 3S6, 4031.
Fakene, v. iol. coil, 742. "Fake,

one of the circles, or windins, of a
cab|e, or hawser, as it lies disposcd
in the coil ..... The fakes are
greater or smaller in proportion to
the extent of space which a cable is
allowed to occupy where it lies."
Falconer's Marine Dictionary, ed.
Burney. Sc.faik, a fold (Ja,nieoa).
Falle, v. betide, 1006 ; 3 ». falles,
belongs, 2450.
Falow, adj. pale, 1402.
Falowede, p.p. tttrned pale, 3954.
Fais, adj. ïalse, 1307.
Falsede, 3918, Falssede, 2860, $.
falsehood, error.
Falterede, v. pret. quivered, 1092.
Fande. ,S'ee Fynde.
Fande, 557, 867, 984, Fannde,
656, v. endeavour. See onde.
Fannge, v. seize, take, receiv,
425; ind. yre,. 3 . fangez, ]005,
1'2:t9. çee Fongene. --
Fare, v. go, 3581 ; fd. pres. 3 a.
fares, proceeds, behaves, 788.
Fare, s. journey, course, 393.
Fare-waye, s. course, 1357.
Farlande, ». foreland, 880, 984,
11S8.
Farly. See Ferly.
Faucetez, s. 1»I. tape, .°05.
Faughte, Faughtte, Fawghte.
Sec Feghte.
Fawcone, 788, Fawkone, 4003, .
falcon; 1. fawcouns, 925.
Faxve, «dj. variegated, particolour-
ed, 77. A.S.fa.
Fawnelle, 2765. Read Fawuelle,
. a horse of a yellowish ehesnut
eolour. "Fauvel, fauvau, fauveIle :
De couleur rousse, fauçe, tirant sur
le jaune, flau,,fulu,.'" Ro9uefort.
Fawntkyne, 2440, 2;'36, . littl
ehild, baby ; pl. fawntekyns, 85.
Fawte, . lack, 160, fault, 2737.
Fax, ». hair, 1078. A.S. feax.

GLOSSARIAL INDEX. I "

Fay, adj. fated to die, dead, 394,
438, 971, 3828; fey. 1.21, 517, feye,
287.
Fay, Faye, s. faith, 2842, 2860,
3073.
Fayfully, adç. faithfully, I î 15.
Fay|e01, 3308, looks like a mistake
through confounding this line with
the next ; qu. faldede, folded.
Fayne, adj. glad, 1160.
Faythefully, adv. 1345, 1735,
1913.
Faythely. Sec Faithely.
Feble, adj. weak, bad, 226, 2929.
Fecchede, v. pret. fetched, 169;
p.p. fechede, 111, fechyde, 437.
Feedde, p.p. fed, 2492.
Feelde. ,Sec Felde.
Feemene, s. 1#. herdmen, keepers
of cattle, 24S8. A.S.feoh, cattle.
Feghte, 367, 1715, Fyghte, 1345,
lî35, v. fight; 3 s. fedtlys, 789,
fyghttez, 2091 ; pl. feg'lttes, 1495,
feghttez, 2163, fcghttene, `2555;
pret. faghte, 1174, faughte, "2164,
faughtte, 1898, fawghte, 299;
i. p. feghtande, 4°.57, fyghtande,
40fifi, 41`21; p.p. f%htene,,,l 3019,
foughtene, 1535, foughttene, `2365.
Feghte, s. fight, 4254.
Fegure, s. figure, shape, 781, 3301.
Fekille, adj. false, 2860.
Felde, 972, 985, Feelde, 1432, s.
field.
Fcle, adj. many, 845, 1247, 1496.
Fele, v. hide, conceal, 3237. Sec
fele, in S/ratmann. O.N..f«la,
M. Goth.fl/han.
Fele, v. feel ; lret, felede, 1874.
Feletez, 1158, Felettes, 2174,
4237, s. iv/. fillets.
Felewes, v. 21. follow, 2758.
Feleyghes, s. vl. felly, circumfer-
ence of a wheel, 3308. A.S.fi'l#e.
Felle, s. skin, 1081. A.S..fdL

Felle, s. mountain, 2489, 2509.
Felle, v. fell, 1139 ; 3 s. felh.z,
1247; iv./, fellide, 1851, felldc,
2376.
Felle, adj. tierce, cruel, severe,
1401, 2769.
Felly, adv. fiercely, 2141.
Felowez, s. pL fellows, coin-
panions, 1381.
Felschene, v. {n.f. (?)renovate,
1975. Halliwell has "' Feh'. To
renovate a bat."
Fende, & fiend, devil, 871, 954 ;
IVL rendez, 843.
Fente, s. (!) 4249.
Fenyste, ao._P, finished, 4254.
Ferant, 2259, Feraunte, 1811,
1{0, Ferawnt, '2451, adj. seendy.
Fcrcostez, s. ll. ships of some
kind, 743. "Farkost, Navis." IC
relius, under the word Kost. Ste
Farcost and Fercosl in Ja»ffeson.
Ferde, p.p. afraid, 403, 526, 322 ;
s. fear, 1S75, 3069.
Ferdnesse, s. fear, 121, 2258.
Fere, s. fear, 3918.
Fere, s. eompanion; pL feres,
1608, ferez, 1789, feris, 1578, ferys,
21'26. A.S. fie.fera.
Fere, 1232. ,See Ferre.
Fere, adj. sound, unhurt, 296,
3017.
Ferke, v. raove, go, 984, 1037;
fer "kke, 415`2 ; 3 s. ferkcz, 933, 949 ;
i, ferkene, 3907; i. iv. ferkand,
145, ferkande,
Ferly, 2842, Ferlyche, 925, a:lj.
strange.
Ferly, 2440, 2947, Farly, 2485,
s. strange thing, wonder.
Fermes, 425, Fermez, 1005, s. ll.
rents, tribute.
Fermysone, . (l)some khd of
sauce, 180.
Ferre, adj. far distant 354î"; fere,

158

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

1"23"2; he ferre -- hy far, [1116;
comp. ferrere, furiher, 1596, 306S,
4"237 ; suzerl, ferreste, fm-thest,
2751.
Ferrers, s. a kind of wine, 2714.
Ferriours, 2752. Itead Forriours,
foragcrs.
}`errome, adj. far, forei-a, 3578 ;
o ferrome -- afar, 856, 935, 2100.
}`ets, 2161, }`erse, 1451, 1537,
adj. tierce.
}`ersely, 1115, 3402, }`ersly, 1118,
adv. fiercely.
]:ersenesse, . fierceness, 3826.
}`erthe, a,lj. fourth, 3412.
Ferthynges, ». id. round spots,
347"2.
}`eDme , aj. far, foreign, 3711.
Ferynne, s. fern, 1875.
Ferys. ,S'ee Fere.
Fesantez, 925, }`esauntez, 198, s.
yL pheasants.
}`escale, 10.10. worried, 2842.
}'este, adj. fast, 2142.
Festenesse, v. 3 s. fastens, 1118 ;
vL festenez, 935.
Fetche, v. 1188.
Feteled, p.p. fettled, set in order,
2149.
}`etheris, s. iol. feathers, 2098.
Fette, v. fetch, 557.
}`ettede, p.p. ritted, ordered, ar-
rayed, 4067. ee }ïtt.
Feuerere, s. Febrary, 436.
Fewle, s. fowl, bird, 2071 ; pl.
feulez, 9"26.
Fewtee, s. fealty, 112.
Fewtere, 1791, Fewtire, 1769,
Fewtyre, 1366, s. rest for a lance.
Fewters, v. 3 s. lays in test, 3775 ;
v.p. fewteride, 1711, fewtrede, 1756,
with spears in rest.
Fey. ,Sec Fay.

Feyede, v. Tret. cleansed, wiped,
111.
Feyne, (?)foin, 1734.
}`eyne -- fine, v. cease, 1147.
}`eyne, v. fein, 1913.
}`eynte, aàj. faint, 1874.
Feyntly, adv. faintly, 1734.
ff. Vords beginning with ff are
entered under single F.
Fichene, v. pl. fix, pierce, 2098;
pret. fichede, 4"239.
Fff, adj. rive, 1756.
Fifre, «dj. fifth, 3306.
}`illez, 1402, }`fllis, 1038, v. 3
fills; ¥.. filled¢, satisfied, 103"2.
}`ilsnez, v. 3 s. lurks, 881. Com-
pare "ylskni, J[.alilmls." l'-
relies.
Fflterede, 1078, 21t9, Filtyrde,
7S0,/.p. matted, mixed.
}`irthe, ». wood, 1708, 2144.
Fische-hal]e, adj. sou.ad as a fish,
2709.
Fitt, v. fit, set in order, array,
2139; 3$.fittcs, 1989, fiitcz, 1755,
2O7"2 ; p.p. fittyde, 2555.
l:lamnande, i. T- flaming, re-
splendent, 198.
Flappes, v. strikes, 2781.
}`lawez, 773, Flawes, 2556, s. pl.
blasts, gusts.
Ylawmande, i. 10. £aming, 945,
1975, flashing, 1365, 149.
}`lawmez, v. 3 s. flames, 1037 ;
fiawmes, 2556.
Flawnke, s. flank, 1158, 2174; pl.
fiawnkkes, 2100.
Flay, v. frighten, terrffy, 2779;
p.. flayede, 2441.
Flayre, s. flame, 772.
}`lede. See Flee.
'lee, v. 2021 ; prd. fleede, 494,
1432, 27"29, flede, 3"236 ; ¥.. flede,
288.

GLO8SARIAL INDEX. 159

Fleete. v. float, 803 ; Fret. fletyde,
3602.
Flemede, 2738, Flemyde, 1155,
¥.p. banished.
Flemesche, adj. Flemish, î43.
Flenges, v. 3 s. flings, 2762.-
FleD, ande, i. p. gibing, scoffing,
1088, 2778. 8c.fleer.
Flesche, s. 1160, 2099.
'leschez, v. pl. flit about, 926.
Flete, s. fleet, 1189.
Fleterede, T.T- (?) fitted for flight,
2097.
Flethe, s. (?) 2482.
Flieghes, v. 3 s. flies, 4002.
Flitt, v. shoot (with arrows), 2097.
'lode, s. flood, 773, 803, 1189.
'loke, s. flock, company, 2849.
Floke- mowthede, adj. fluke-
mouthed, having a mouth ]ike a
fiat flh, 2779.
Flones, 3619, Flonez, 2097,s. _pl.
arrows. A.8..fld, )qdn.
Florenez, s./)l, florins, 885.
'lores, s. pl. fields, plains, 2694,
329.
Floresche, v. flower, flourish, 2555;
Tret. floreschede, 324-6; p.p. fior-
eschede, 771, 1708, 3472, flor-
eschte, 9")4:, 1366.
Flour, s. flower, 1709, 1990 ; _pl.
fiourez, 970.
Flourdelice, s. lily-flower, 3333.
Flowe, v. _pret. flew, 772, 2100.
Floynes, s. 1,1. a kind of small
ships, 743. A. Jal in his Glossaire
Nautique gives «' Flouia. Nom d'un
petit navire pont6 ui pouvait na-
viguer à la voile et a l'aviron."
Flude, s. flood, 494.
Fluke, s. flotmder, or other fiat
fish, 1088.
Fluriste, p.p. flowered, 180.
'lyeande, i. 1». flying, 2451.

Flyngande, l. p. flinng, dashing
along, 2757.
Flyschande, i. p. slashing, 2141.
Flysches, v. slashes, cuts, 2768.
Flyttynge, s. shooting (with ar-
rows), 2099.
Foddenid, T-P. produced, 3246.
Foghtene. See Feghte.
Folde, 315, 2151, Foulde, 1071,
Fowlde, 3302, . earth.
Fole, s. foal, 449, 2783.
Folily, ade. foolishly, 2841.
Folowes, v. 3 s. follows, 1118 ; pl.
folous, 1360.
Fomand, 3307, Fomande, 2233,
Fomannde, 780, i. ¥. foaming.
Fome, s. foam, 1079.
Fonde. See Fynde.
Fonde, 3370,(miswritten) Fonode,
205, v. try.
Fonderie. ,See Fynde.
Fongene, v. pre». pl. take, 2799 ;
fonngez, 2753 ; pret. fongede,
seized, 3308.
Fonode. ,See Fonde.
Foo, ». foe, 1536, 3395.
Foode, ». 9ffspring, child, person,
3776.
Foomene, s. pl. foemen, 3020.
Foonde, v. go, 366, 2489.
Forbere, v. forbear, 1913.
Forbrittenede,p.p. cut up, slaugh-
tered, 2273.
Forchipe, s. foreship, 3678.
Forcyere, adj. comp. stronger,
1176.
Fordremyde, p.p. wearied by
dreaming, 339"2.
Fore, prep. for, 256 ; conj. for,
1179.
Fore-breste, s. front, 1494, 1990.
Fore-brustene, P-T- burst, 2272.

160 Lossama.

ForegTffe. ,See Forgyffe.
Forejustyde. See Forjuste.
Forelytenede, p.p. lessened, 254.
Fore-maglede, p.p. mangled, 1534.
8c. ma#il, maigil , to mangle (Ja-
mieson).
Forestayne, . prow of a ship,
7t.
Foretoppe, s. forehead, 108.
Fore-trauaillede, p.p. fatigued,
806.
Forfette, v. forfeit, 557 ; p.p. for-
fetede, 1155.
Forfoughttene, p.lX wearied with
fighting, 3795, 4179.
Forgyffe, 3,i88, Foreifffe, 432,
. forgive /.p. forgeffene, IS&.
Forheuede, s. forehead, 1080.
Forjuse, 2895, For3ustede, 2088,
913t, 908, Forejustyde, 1393,/-T-
overcome in a joust, defeated.
Formaylle, s. femme hawk, 4003.
Forraye, v. forage, 2489; 3 s.
forrayse, 1"2t7; pret. forrayede,
3017.
Forreours, s. pl. foragers, 2450,
901.
Forsake, v. refuse, 1686, 2734,
dcny, 19t5, 414g.
Forsesy, o,lj. strong, powerful,
3300, 3307.
Forsett, 2012, 2018, Forsette,
1714, 1896, 1979, Foresett, 161,
p.p.
Forstern% s. forepart of the stern,
366.
lortethe, s. front teeth, 1089.
Forthermaste, adv. first, 1365.
Forthes, 2827, Forthis, 1850, v.
3 s. procee&s.
For-thi, 152, 225, For-thy, 1172,
Fore-thy, 3009, Fore-thi, 3346,
ad». therefore.
Forthire, 261, Forthya'e, 340,
ado. further.

Fortldre, e. afford, furnish, 300,
1509.
Forthirmaste, adj. first, 3330.
For-thynkkes, 4252, For-thynk-
kys, 9îl, impers, v. repeats; me
f.. -- I regret, repent.
Fortrodyne, 19-P- trampled, 2150.
Fote, 801, 1079, Fott, 4058,
FoRe, 933, 155, . foot.
Fote-mene, s. 1l. infantry, 1989.
Foughtene, Foughttene. ee
l%ghte.
Foulde. ,gee Fohle.
Found, 452, Founde, 495, 1189,
v. go, proceed; pL fowudes, 311'2,
fownd.w, 9756; yret. foundide,
Foundene, Found3me. ,_çce Fynde.
Fourmede, v. pret. formed, 3808 ;
p.p. 781, 861, 1061.
Fourte, adj. fourth, 3300.
Fourtedele, s. fourth part, quarter,
96.
Fowlde. See :Folde.
Fowle, s. bird, 4002.
Fowly, adr. foully, 1089.
Fowndene. See Fynde.
Fowndes. Sec Found.
Foyle, s. leaf, .°704.
Foynes, v. pL fonce, thrust, 1494,
21tl, 2163; pret. foynede, 1S9S.
Fra, prep. from, 47, 591.
Fraisez, 1248. Read Frayes, ter-
ri]les.
Fraiste, Frayste, v. try, test, 435,
881, 3395 ; 3 s. fraystez, 12"27 ;/.p.
fraistede, 2774.
Fraknede, adj. frec -lded, 1081.
Franche, OE/./'. French, 1250.
Fransye, s. frenzy, 3826.
Frape, 2804, Frappe, 2163, 3548,
s. company, troop.
Frappez, v. 3 s. smites, 1115.

GLOSSARIAL INDEX- 161

Fraunenez, s. liberty, 1248.
Frawghte, 2p.2. laden, freighted,
3547.
Frawnke, s. enelosure, 3247.
Frayede, _p.p. frightened, 2260.
:Fraynes, 507, :Fraynez, 337, 954,
141, v. 3 s. asks, inquires.
Frayste. 6'ee Fraiste.
Fre, Free, adj. noble, 1711, 3247.
Frechcly, adv. (?) boldly, (1) freshly,
3691.
Freely, 3330, Frely, 970, Freliche,
2488, 3371, 3808, adj. noble.
Freely, adv. 2072, 2140.
Freke, s. man, fellow, 557, 873,
973; pl. frekes, 72, frekkes,
1360, frykis, 2898.
Freke, 2759, 2821, Frckk, 2139,
:Frekke, 4¢54, adj. bold; suyed.
frekkeste, 1536, 2164..
Frekly, 1360, 1451, Frekkly,
3927, adv. boldly.
Freliche, :Frely. See Freely, adj.
Frcmdly, °738, Fremedly, 1250,
:Fremydly, 305, adv. straugely.
Fremmede, adj. strange, foreign,
333.
Frenchepe, s. friendship, 656.
Frendez, s. pl. friends, 1442.
Frendely, adj. friendly, 3343.
Frendles, adj. friendless, 3305.
Freschely, 1367, 1441, Fresche-
liche, 429, Frescly, 2097, Fresc-
lyche, 2900, ad». freshly, briskly,
vigorously.
Freschene, v. refresh, 1452.
Fresclyche, adj. fresh, 2502.
Fresone, s. (?) Friesland horse,
1365.
Fretene, p.p. (?) adorned, 2142.
A.S. froettrian, to adora.
Frette, p.p. (?) rubbed, 2708.
Ff.frotter, fo tub.
Fretted, .p.p. 1364.

Fretyae, 1»-1»- devoured, 844.
Frithez, s. l. woods, forests, 924.
Frithed, .p. wooded round, hem-
med in wifl forest, hedged, 37.
Occurs in lOiers lire Plow»an, ed.
8keat, Tcxt B, v. 590.
Fro, prep. îrom, 3, 376, 1138.
Fromonde, s. (?) 1112.
Froske, s. frog, 1081. A.S. frosc.
Frount, 1080, Frounte, 1711,
1756, Fronte,  55, Fruut, 1112,
Fronte, 195, s. brow, forehead,
front.
F rountcre, 2861, Frowntere, 2898,
s. front of an army.
Frowarde, adj. perverse, 3345.
Froyte, s. fruit, 2492, 2707 ; Id.
froytez,
Frumentee, s.  dish madc of
wheat and various other things,
180. 8ee the recipe in Liber Cure
Coeorum, ed. liorris, p. 7.
Frunt. ,See Frount.
Frusche, . dash, charge, swif
attack, 900.
Fruschene, v. 1»1. dash, smite,
2S0 . "Froiser,.frui,er, éeraser,
froisser, briser."
Frykis. See Freke,
Frysfliez, 1248. Read Frythez,
spares.
Frythes, v. 2d. spare, °159 ; imp.
2/d. 173; p.p. frythede, 656.
Fude, s. food, 160, 2486.
Fulfille, v. ffll up, 3438.
Fulle, adz,. foul, 1154, 2436.
Fulsomeste, adj. îoulest, 1061.
Fundene. See Fynde.
Furlange, s. îurlong, 8î3, 916,
1538.
Furthe, adv. forth, 262, 632,
12'29.
Furthe, s. path, ford, 1227, 1525,
171, 1897,
11

162

GI,OARIAL INDEX.

Fute, s. foot, 461.
Fyche, v. fix, 2162.
Fyfe, a,lj. rive, 814, 856.
:Fyfte, adj. fifth, 3414.
Fyghtandc. Aree Feghte.
Fygured,/9./9. 2151.
Fylede, p.p. defiled, 978.
Fylth, s. fou] lust, 1032, 10îl.
Fynde, v. find ; pl. fyndez, 135î ;
ret. lande, 1160. fonde, 2775 ; p.p.
fundene, 1176, fondene, 675, 808,
foundcne, 9"2, 163, foundyne, 435,
fowndcne, 3339.
Fyrthe, v. spare, 3370.
Fyrthe, 8. wood, îorest, 1409,
1850, 18ï5, 189ï, 2159.
Fysnamye, 1114, Fyssnamy, 3331,
s. physiognomy, face.

Gaddes, 3621, Gad, lys, 3683, s.
/L goads, pricks.
Gaderide, p.p. gathered, 3295;
lreL gadyredc, 59.
Gadlaages, 243, 2î28, Gad-
lvngez, 285L Gedlyn_-,es, 2584, s.
/L 'fellows, worthle-- ellows.
"So is mony gedclyng,
godlyche on hor-e, -
and i- ],eyh lutel wurp ;
'lonk bi pe glede,
and vuel at pare neode."
Y'he Prorerb.* of zll.fred, .lesus
Coll. MS. 29, leaf 9.64.
A.S. #a'delin#, eompanion.
Gafe, v. pret. gave, 2628, gavest,
101S ; gaffe, gave, 85.
Ga]aye, 8. galley, 3724 ; 2ff. ga-
lays, 3096.
Galede, v. j,tct, sang, 927. A.S.
#alan.
(laite, s. swine, 1101.
Galyarde, a,lj. gay, 721, 1265,
1"279. Fr.#a,llard.
Gamene, 8. game, sport, 2811 ;
yL gamnez, 1730, 317.k
Gangnge, 8. going, 706.

Gardwynes, 8. jol. guerdons, re-
wards, 1729.
Garette, s. watch-tower, 562, 3104.
" pe ffarelte$ oboven e yhates
bryght,
Of e eete of heven, I lyken
ryght,
TylÏe le#arettes of a eeté of gold,
pat wroght war, als I before told,
Of yne euralle and ryeh rubys,
Ana of otber stanes of gret
prys .... " llampole's Pricke
of Conscience, 11. 9101-9106.
Garneschit, 722, Garnescht, 563,
1000, p.p. garnisbed, furnishcd.
Garnisone, 3105, Garnysone,
'271, 2655, Garysone, 3007, s.
garrison.
Gaffe. ,Se Gcre.
Gaz. 5'ce Goo.
Gate, 8. going, 4144, road, 4308.
Gayliche, Gaylyche, adv. gaily,
913, 2655, 3t6"2, 368[.
Gayne, v. avail, 165 ; 38. gaynes,
4303; pl. gaynez, 1731.
Gayneste, adj. Iaearest, 487, 1041,
3006.
Gayspande, i.p. gasping, 1462.
Geant, 3410, Geante, 2889, Gy-
aunt, 11"2"2, 1"2"2"2, . giant; TL
geauntez, 375, gyawntis, 2908.
Gedlynges. »See Gadlynges.
Gedyre, v. gather, 592.
Gemows, 8. pL hinges, 2893.
"Gymowe of a sperynge, lérti-
ella, gemella." fomlMorium Par-
vulorum. 8ee Way's notes on this
word.
Genatours, s. pl. riders on jennets,
light hor-emen, 2897. "Génetaire,
gene-teur, géneIe, géniIaire : Sorte
de cavalier-, .uivant Philippe de
Commines." "Genitaires : Cavale-
rie légère." Roquffort.
Gentille, adj. gentle, well-born,
&c., 987,1161, 2088; superl, gentil-
este, 862.

GLO8SARIAL INVEX. 1 3

Genyuers, s. pl. (?) 375.
Gere, v. raake, cause, 360; 3 s.
gers, 3572, 39"21;pret. garte, 1886,
109, gerte, 1780, 1956, 1915;
erte kepe hym ----- caused him to
e kept.
Gere, s. gear, tackle, 2539, 3008.
Gerefawcone, s. gerfalcon, 400.
Gers. ,See Gcre, v.
Gersoms, s. 1,1. tresures, 165,
1729.
Gerte. See Gere, v.
Gessenande, (7) 2521.
Gesserawnte, 2892, Jseraunt,
90, Jesserawnte, 4238; s. coat of
jazeran; /l. gesserawntes, 2909.
"" Jazeran. Particular kind of arm-
our, so called from the Italian
ghiazerino, being ruade of overlap-
ping plates of iron rivetted on ean-
vass covered with velvet, red, black,
or blue, and ornamented externally
with brass studs." Me/rick, Glos-
sor/ of J[ilitary Terres. "JaseraM,
jazoron? ..... cotte de petites
mailles."
Gestes, s. 1»I. stories, 2876.
Gettlesse, ad.l. without gctting
anything, 7"2ï.
Getyne, p.p. gotten, 886.
Ghywes, s.pL gyves, fetters, 3621.
Gife, 2630, Gifle, 2632, "co. if.
Gife, 1179, Giff, 1060, Gifle,
2321, v. give;/.p, gifene, lï'29.
Girde, v. smite, 3709 ; 3 s. girdez,
lï9: , gyrdes, 1370, gyrdez, 1470,
gyrdis, 2563; ret. gyrd, 911;
.p. girde, 3938.
Girdille, Girdylle, s. girdle, 3458,
9"23.
Girse, s. grass, 394.
Gladchipe, s. gladness, 59, 928.
Gladdez, 2883, Gladdis, 2852, v.
3 s. gladdens, encourages ; ¥l. ghd-
dene, 9"28.
Glade, adj. glad, 1386.

Glade. ee Glydez.
Glauerande, i.œee, talking foolishly,
2538.
Glayfe, s. 3761. " GLaive. A
weapon composed of a long cuttin
blade af the end of a staff....
zl[e/ric, Glossar,¢ of Iilit«oE
'erm.
Gledys, s. 1»1. sparks, live coals,
117.
Glent, s. stroke, 3863.
Glentes, 4244, Glentis, 2563,
Glenttys, 2780, v. 3 . glances,
glides.
Gleterande, i. p. glittering, 595,
1"280, 2853.
Gliftis, 39:9, Glyftes, 2525, v. 3 s.
looks.
Gloppynyng, s. fright, amazement,
Glopyne, v. terrify, 2580, be ter-
ror-struck, 3 s. glopyns, 399 ; preL
glopnede, 107; i,,T, pl. 2. glop-
pyns, 285; L p. gloppynnandc,
43"29.
Glorede, v. l»ret, stared, 10î4.
Glotonc, s. glutton, 10ît.
Glydez, v. 3 s. glides, 1371;
yret. glade, 297"2; i.. glydande,
799.
Glyfles. ,See Gliftis.
Gobbede, a, lj. full of gab or de-
rision, 136. Sc. abbed, loqua.
clous.
Gobelets, s. pl. glove-ornaments
of some kind, perhaps litfle cups,
913. Compare GoSelot de
aeormcup. (Roquefort.)
Gobone, v. (.) 4164.
Gode, adj. good, 3476.
Gole, s. 3725. "A ditch or
small stream." Halliwell.
Golet, s. gullet, 1772.
Gome, 85, 1209, Gume, 3409,
man; pl. gomes, 1461, gomys,
3683, 3684. A.S.

164 GLOS8ARIAL INDEX.

Goo, v. go, 213, 1279; 3s. gas,
3006, gos, 37'27, gosse, 310; pl.
gosse, 497 ; i»p. 2 pl. gose, 1'266.
Gorge, s. throat, 3760.
Gorgere, s. gorget, piece of armour
for the throat, 1772.
Gorre, s. gore, 1130, 1370.
Gos, Gose. ,gee Goo.
Gosesomere, s. gossamer, 2687.
Gosse. ,ee Goo.
Gossehawke, s. goshawk, 4001.
Gouernour, s. 1201.
Gowces. Read Gowtes, drops,
spots, 3759.
Gowke, s. cuckoo, 927. A.S.
geac.
Gowles, 3646, 3759, Gowlles,
3945, . gules (Her.).
Gracious, adj. 187.
Graine, s. anger, 1077, 3008. A.S.
Granes, v. groans, 2562.
Grape, v. grope, search, 272.5.
Grassede, ».p. fattened, fat, 1091.
Grauene, p.p. enaved, 3462.
Graunt, 2820, Graunted, 1202,
l».p. granted.
Grayhondes. ,$:ee Grehownde.
Graynes, s. d. 913, 3463.
Graythe, v. make ready, prepare,
equip, 1279, convey, 4303. proceed,
hasten, go, 1°66; 3.graythes,
goes, 1353, 1384, 3761 ; p.p. gray-
thede, equipped, 59, 602, gray-
thide, 373.
Graythelyche, 722, Graythely,
1369, 135, 1387, Graythly, 1000,
adv. readily, speedily.
Graytheste, adj. readiest, prompt-
est, 1201.
Gre, 2748, Gree, 1936, 2645, s.
will, pleasure.
Gree, s. (degree) ascendancy,
3706, 298.

Grees, s. grease time, the rime
when dcer are fat and fit for kil|ing,
658. ee Grea$e in llalllwell.
Greease-growene, «dj. grown over
with fat, 1101.
Grefe, 1077, Greefe, 1471, 2562,
Greffe, 3007, 432, s. grief, anger,
vexation, pain, sorrow.
Grefe, v. grieve, 705 ; p.p. grefede,
huit, 1'282, greffede, 1.i63. Sec
Greue.
Grefes. See Greue, s.
Grehownde, 3464, Grewhomde,
1075, Grewhownde, 4001, s. gray-
hound; pl. grewhoundez, 1730,
grayhondes, 251.
Grekkes, a,lj. Greek, 594.
Grene, a,/j. green, 1:66, 1281.
Grennede, t,. prel. grinned, showed
his teeth, 1075.
Gresse, s. grass, 1131.
Gret, 256, Grete, 207, Grctt, l,
165, Grette, 539, adj. great co»p.
retter, 32t3; slerl, gretteste,
$69.
Grete, v. greet, 1282 ; 3 s. grctez,
1077 ; 1. gretcs, 1'233; pfet. grette,
8, 34î6.
Grete, v. weep ; 3 s. etes, 2962;
lre, grette, 3790 ; i. . gretand,
951, 391"2.
Gretez, v. 1774. Qu. gredez,
calls.
Greue, s. grove, 2540 ; 1»1. eues,
1874, greuez, 9'27, grefcs, 2881.
Greue, v. grieve, vex, annoy;
l;ret, greuyde, was vexed. 1352;
/;.p. greuede, 135, 66, 1173, greu-
yde, 10"2'2.
Grewhounde, Grcwhownde. ,See
Grehownde.
Gripe, v. seize, gripe, grasp, 3008;
3 . grypes, 1163, 2526, gryppes,
1369.
Grisely, 3105, Grysly, 1075, Gry-
sely, 951, Gryeslye, 1469, Gry[s]-
lych, 1101, adj. horrible, grisly.

GLOSSARIAL INDEX. 165

Grisely, 146. °, 3950, Grysely,
3919, Gryselyche, 1373, 4. hor-
rihly.
Groffe, 3850, Grouffe, 3944,
Growffe, 3869, a. On g.- fiat,
sprawling.
Grome, s. groom, 2526, 3489.
Gronande, i. p. groaning, 1373,
3938.
Grouche. qee Gruche.
Grouffe. See Groffe.
Groundene, 1371, 2972, Grown-
deue, 1281, Gruudue, 1461, p.p.
ground, sharpened.
Growffe. ,See Groffe.
Growndene. See Groundene.
Gruche, 706, 2644, Grouche, 2819,
v. be dissatisfied, grudge ; pret.
grychgide, 2557; i.p. grucchande,
1076, 1353, 1462.
Grundyne. ,5ee Groundene.
Grychgide. ee Gruche.
Gryeslye. 8ee Grisely.
Gryffoune, s. griffin, 3i69.
Grygynge, s. (graying) dawn,
2510.
Grylych, 1101. 17ead Gryslych,
and see Grisely.
Gryme, adj. grim, 3621, 3760;
superl, grymmeste, 3419.
Grymly, ade. grimly, fiercely,
1471, 2558, 3813.
Grypes, Gryppes. See Gripe.
Grysely, Gryselyche, Grysly. Aee
Grisely.
Guchede. Read Guthede --_ gout-
tcd. goutté, bedropped, spotted,
3937.
Gud, 2851, 2853, Gude, 559, 563,
adj. good.
Gudes, 295, Gudez, 1213, 1249,
s. pl. goods.
Gudly, adv. we[l, 677, 3005.
Gumbah|cs, s. pi. (?) dainties,
187.

Gume. ee Gome.
Guschez, v. 1l. gush, 1130.
Guttes, 1130, Guttcz, 1370, s. pl.
guts.
Guyte, s. child, 2963. Ste Get
wad Gyte in Jamieson.
Gwerdones, 4277, Gwerddouns,
2820, s. pl. guettions, rewards.
Gyaunt, Gyawntis. ,See Geant.
Gydes, v. 3 s. guidcs, 3005.
Gydes, s. 2»1. guides, 3006.
Gye, v. guide, 4 ; pmi. -D'edc, 3860.
Gyf, 3058, Gyfe, 1598, Gyffc, 4,
v. give; 3 s. gyffes, 1774; p.p.
gyfene, 4277, gyfl'ene, 120"2 ; gyffes
= makes account of, 59.
Gyrd, Gyrdes, &c. 5:ee Girde.

Haa, int. 133.
Habite, s. dress, 3917.
Habydes, v. 3 s. abides, waits for,
596; pL habyddez, remain, 1431.
IIade. Aee Hafe.
Hafe, 252, 286, Haffe, 1616, v.
bave; 2 s. bas, 100, 140, hase, 1805;
3 s. bas, 846; pl. bas, 1'2, 369;
pret. hade, 26, 52.
Hailsez, v. 3 a. greets, salures, 1058.
IIakenayes, 484, tIakkcnays,
2284, Haknays, 734,s.l. hackneys.
Halde, v. hold, 424 ; 3 s. hahles,
6, haldez, 1135 ;preL helde, 1196;
p.p. haldeae, 387, 1456.
Hale, v. draw, haul, 748.
Hale, 1260, 2108, Halle, 2651,
adj. whole.
Halely, 764, Ha[ly, 1001, 1085,
lAol|y, 78, adv. whoIly, entixely.
Halle, s. half, part, side; pL
halfes, 1853, halfez, 19î9, halues,
1966, 3530.
Halowes, v. 3 s. shouts, ho[las,
3319.
HaL% . neck, throat, 764; pl.
halses, 4120, halsez, 1798.

166 «.oss,a1 ,DEX.

taly, 297, 309, Holy, 348,
ttame-holde, a,0". domestic, 1843.
See Hamald in Jamieson.
Hanche, 1100, 1119, Haunche,
1157, . haunch.
]Iandez, s. pl. hands, 1137.
]Iandilez, v. id. handlc, feel, 1156.
IIandsomcre, OElj. coin_p, more
handy, 2125.
I[annde-brede, s. handbreadth,
Hansemane, s. henchman, page,
662; pl. hansemene, 2743. See
Ilen, emm in Jamieson.
IIape, 1937, IIappe, 2416, s. hap.
Happe, v. bave good fortune, suc-
eeed, fi630.
tappene, v. 1269, ohtain, 3433
p.p. hapnede, happened, 1154, 330.
lappy, adj. fortunate, 1711,2974.
:Hal,pynge, s. good fortune, suc-
cess, 3958.
ttarageous, «tdj. 1645,17t2, 1834,
fi-2$, violent, stormy. (Wright.)
Harawde, 229 4, 3029, Haw-rawde,
3013, s. herald.
Harbergage, s. qtmrters, 2475.
Hardare, adj. comp. barder, 4194.
Harde. See ttere, v.
Hardly, ado. closely, 1084.
Hardynes, s. boldness, courage,
3959.
tiare, s. ha[r, 1001.
Hare, s. 2504.
Harlotte, s. ribald, rascal, low
fellow, 2461 pl. harlottez, 273.
Not used in the modem sense.
IIarmes, 2137, Harmez, 1812, v.
3 s. barres.
llarnayse, s. armour, 2629.
Uarrawnte, v. (]) 2449.
Harske, adj. harsh, hard, 1084.
Has, Hase. See Hafe.

ttastyly, adv. hasti]y, quickly,
167.
Hathelle, adj. noble, 358, 1659,
166"2; superl, hathelest, 988, ha-
thelieste, 2109.
ttawberke, s. hauberk, coat of
mail, 1156, 2078, 2552. Ger.
]alsberç.
IIawe, s. (?) 3704.
Hawle, s. hall, 3879.
Hawrawdc. ,Sce ttarawde.
Hawtayne, adj. haughty, 1058,
2612, 2910.
IIawtayne, (]) 3029.
t[aylcde, v. l»'et, projectcd, 2077.
I[aythemene, s. IL (?) heathcn
men, 2295.
Haythenc, 1260, 2274, IIathcnc,
1"284, Heythene, 2285, 362, Ile-
thene, 1834, adj. heathen.
Hedde, v. behead, 2311.
Heddys-mene, s. pl. headmen,
chier men, 281.
tIede. ee tIeuede.
ttede-rapys, s. T1. head-ropes,
3668.
ttedire, a,h'. hither, 2611.
Hedlyngs, adv. headlong, 3829.
]Iedoyne, s. (!) 181.
Hedyrwarde, adv. hitherward, tllis
way, 25.
Hedys. See Heuede.
tteghe  herbe, heath, 2476.
Heghe, 158, 167, 499, Hcyghe,
371, ]:Iey, 3467, 3485, Iye, 39,
58,Hyghe, 3014, adj. high ;
h%heste,,, 3369.
Heghe, 1261, 1832, Hye, 194,
1119, adv. high.
tteghe, s. high place, height, 1146.
Heghcly, adv. hastily, 2294.
tteghte = aughte, adj. eight,
2830.
tteghte  herbe, s. heath, 2295.

{}I,(}iSARIAL III}EX. 187

IIeghte, 1157, 2613, Highte,
36"26, s. height ; yL hcghttez, 798.
}Iekes, s. pL horses, 2284.
tIel,Iede, v. pret. bowed clown,
inclined, 3368.
ttele, s. health, prosperity, 2630,
3958.
Hcle, v. bide, conceal, 3286;
preL hillid, 1120; p.p. hillyd, 3606.
Hele, v. heM, be healed, recover,
3688 ; 3 s. heles, 2209 ; pret. helyde,
1825 ; ¥.¥. helyd, 3030.
IIelme, . helmct, 1832; pL
helmes, 380, 730, heiImes, 2551.
tIelmede, a«0". having helmets,
1647, 3626.
Helpene, v. i}¢ help, 1646 ; p.p.
holpen, 2631, 2661.
IIelych, adv. loudly, 1286.
tIemmes, 1359, 1648, Hemmys,
2219, s. pL borders.
H«.ndc, adj. courteous, 167, 1135,
1283.
Hente, v. seize, take, receive ; 3 s.
hentez, 113`2, hentes, 2917; pret.
hente, 2973 ;T.P. hente, 184`2, 3319.
IIcrbariours, s. 1,1. harbingers,
mon who went forward to find
places for others,
I h,rberde, p.p. harboured, lodged,
158, 166, '2650.
tIerl»crgage, s. lodgings, quarters,
1"285, 2285.
I[cre, v. hear» 12; pret. horde,
1"285, harde.
]-Icrcde, adj. haired, 1083.
tIcretyke, s. hcretic, 1307.
Ierkene, . hearken, 1646, 3899
i»p. 2pl. herkenes, 25, herkynes, 15.
Herne-pane, s. brain-pan, skull,
2229.
Herte, s. heart, 251, 262.
IIerte, v. take courage, 1181.
lï[ertclyche, 2551, Hertly, 1835,
. sevcr.

tIertly, 3642, Hcrtely, 2991, adv.
heartily, severe!y.
l=[eslyne, adj. of hazel, 2504.
Hcste, s. command, 2294, 3368,
4307.
lï[etches, s. pl. hatchcs, 3682.
Hete, 2127, 3030, Hotte, 2631,
3369, v. promise, assure.
Hethe, 1834, 2308, Hcghe, 2476,
Heghte, 2"295, lieyghe, 2651, s.
heath.
Hethely, adv. scornfully, 268.
Hethynge, s. scorn, 1843.
I[ette. Sec Hete.
H,uande, i. p. rising, 370 l.
I[euede, 262, 1178, 1354, s.
head ; chier, 134 ; pl. hcdys.
Heuedede, p.p. bchcadcd, 463.
Heucn, v. raise, 1937. Sce
IIe«en in the Glossary to lllitera-
rive Poems, ed. Morris.
tteuene, 1167, 126 l, tIewene, 705,
Hewyne, 218t, s. heaven.
Hewe, s. hue, colour, 207, 765,
252.
Hcwede, a,lj. coloured, 3252.
Hewcne, v. 1,1. hcw, 1860 i P-P.
hcwene, 1825, 2663.
Hewys, v. 3 s. raises, 4156 ;
hcwede, 4091.
Hey, wlj. See Hcghe.
Hey, s. See Iye.
Heyghe, adj. S lï[eghe.
Heyghe, s. See Hethe.
Hcyly, adv. quickly, 464, 2663,
29`20.
Heyndly, OElv. Couleously, 15.
lï[eynne, adv. hence, 2436.
Heynous, adj. hcinous, 268.
Heythene. See Haythene.
Highte, p.p. c,Mled, named, 2899.
Hillid, Hillyd. qee tIclc, v.

168

GLOSS&RIAL INDEX.

llilte, s. hilt, handle of a sword,
11.21 ; pl. hiltes, -2z)39, hiltez, 1056,
1149.
]iiltcde, a«O'. 2274, 2911.
lfir, 84, 980, Hire, 956,pron. ber.
llirste, s. wood, forest, 3369.
]Iittez, v. 3 s. ldts, 1112, 1125,
1149.
]iode, s. hood, 3459.
11, «lles, adj. hoodless, barehcaded,
2308.
1-[oldene, v. I,L hol,l, 4128 ;
holdene, 15î9, holdyne, 40, 166.
Ihfle, adj. holh,w, 1083.
1-i-le, 1647, 2661, Holle, 3687,
41"28, adj. whole, ail. See Hale.
I[,,lly, atlt', wholly, entixely, 748,
3368, 3590.
]i,Apene. ,Su ]ielpene.
]iolte, s. wood, 1283, 1645 ; pl.
holtez, 1"259.
]iom, adv. home, 3014.
1/omager, s. one who does hom-
age, 3147.
II,mdene, v. (9 serve with hands,
3"209.
]Iondrethe, 844, IIowndrethe,
"2108, Itundrethe, 930, s. hundred;
21. hundrethes. 81, hunndrethez,
1879.
]t,-neste, adj. honotrable, good,
3"245.
]i,,nnde, s. hand, 1807;
hondes, 2.255, hondez, 1114.
H«,notrliche, adj. hootrable,
"2.298.
Itope, v. suppose, 2209.
Itopes, s. 1)1. (1) 2503.
]iorde, s. treasure; 1»1. hodes,
3145.
tic»re, adj. boat, houry, 1082.
Hornez, s. oe/. horns, 1286.
Horsse, s. 463; pl. horsez, 734,
horscsys, 37.21.

ttorsede, 1179, Horsesede, 2944,
Horsesyde, 1647, adj. horsed,
mounted.
ttostaye, v. lead a best, or make
ar, 555.
]iotchene, v._pl, hack, chop, 3687.
lIoue, ]iufe, 1688, v. tarD-; 3 s.
houys, 915, howes, 2010, hufes,
1"20 ;/vl. houez, 1"283, houys, 377,
"2118 ; Tret. houede, 031 ; i.p.
houande, 1648.
ttoursches, v. pl. (?) rush, 2110.
]iouse, v. dwell, 4284.
ttowes. ,S'e tIoue.
Itowge. ,ee ]iuge.
Itowndrethe. Soe IIondrcthe.
Hoqates, v. pl. hunt, 4258.
ttowselde, p4». houseled ; be
receive the housel, or consecratcd
best, 4315.
Howsynge, s. dwellings, quartcrs»
1.284, "2.285.
Hufe. ,Se' Houe.
Huge, 1086, tIugge, 583, 1634,
ttowge, "2889, adj. huge.
ttukes, s. pl. 734. Miswritten
for akes, or ekes, horscs.
ttuke-nebbyde, adj. hooknosed,
1082.
Itulke, s. a great awkward fellow,
1058, 1085, 11"21, 1149.
Hunde-fisch, s. houndfish, 1084.
tIundrethe, ]iunndrethez. Ser
Hondrethe.
]trdace, s. fence, palisade, barrier,
36.26.
tttrdez, v. 3 ». () lttrks, 1010.
tttrles, v. 2 s. rushest, 262.
tttrtez, v. 3 s. thrusts, 1772.
]iy. See ttye.
Hyde, s. skin, 115.
]ydede, p.p. hided, skinned,
covered, 1001.

Hye. 8ce Heh«
Hy«, 463, 2108, Hy, 2109, Hcy,
166, ». baste.
IIye, v. hasten, 1645.
]tyely, adv. hastily, quickly, (or
perhaps) loudly, 1058.
Hyene, ad». hence, 2582, 2744.
IIyled, p.p. hidden, 184. 8ee
Hele.
lIyrne, pron. hirn, 1133, 1134.
]-Iymlande, (1) 2503.
Hyndire, s. hindpart, 3626.
IIynge, v. bang ; 3 s. h)mnges,
3473 ; prd. hyngede, 281 ; i.p. hvn-
gande, 1085 ;
Hynter, s. hindpart, 3605.
tI)oEdez, s. pL shepherds, 3245.
]Iyre, pron. ber, 854.
IIyttez, v. 3 s. bits, 1122, 1387.

Iche. ee Ilke.
Iche, v. sally forth, rush out,
1412. O. Fr. issir.
Idene, () 3061.
Ife -- if, 420, 2438.
lle, s. isle, 4309 ; ol. fiez, 575,
illes, 2359.
Ilkane, 279, Ilkone, 3691, Tron.
each one, each.
Ilke, adj. saine, 65, 232, 1311.
A.S. ilc.
Ilke, 1006, 1093, Ylke, 2460,
2480, Iche, 589, 1004, Yche, adj.
each. Often followed by a : ilke
a, 83, ]9, iche a, 21&, $062, yche
a, $634.
I]les. Sec Ile.
Imangez, prep. amongst, 3169.
In-corne, s. coming in, 2009, 2171.
Inc  in, 1797.
Inewe. ee Inowe.
Inglisce, s. English, 2529.
Inns, s. 1»I. dwellings, 3041.

Inowe, 3095, Inewe, 3161, Ynowe,
1626, Ynewe» 1360, 1970, ad».
enough.
Irene, 1186, Iryne, 2104, Yryne,
118, ». iron.
Iresche, 3934, Irische, 4123, 4161,
adj. Irish.
Irous, 1329, Irows, 1592, Irus,
1957, adj. wrathful.
Irouslye, ado,. wrathfully, 2530.
Ischewe, s. issue, 1943.
Isschewis, v. 3 s. issues, 4060
pl. ischewis, 116.
I-wis, 3339, I-wys, 2020, 2332,
28"28, I-wysse, 3z)-2, 56, 2685,
ad». certainly.
Jaggede, v. pret. jagged, chopped,
1]..23, 2087 ; p.p. 905, 2909.
Jambe, 2894, Jarnby, 373,
active, nimble; lit. leggy, from
jambe, leg.
Japez, s. pl. tricks, 1398.
Jentille, Jcntylle, adj. gentle,
115, 904, $411.
Jcrodyne, s. (?) 905.
Jerownde, adj. gyronny (Her.),
2S91.
Jeryne, s. (?) 903.
Jesseraunt, Jesserawnto.
Gesserawn[e.
Jocunde, adj. 2896.
Jogges, v. 3 s. jogs, thrusts, 2.91,
2893.
Jolily, Jolyly, adv. gaily, hand-
somely, 245, 373, 2088, 109.
Joly, adj. gay, trim, handsome,
joIly, 3414; conp, jolyere, 4110;
superl, jolyeste, 1658.
Jonede, 2xp. joined, 2890.
Jopowne, 4238, Jupone, 905, s.
jupon.
Jornd, 341 l, Journd, 2.75,
Journee, 340, 372, 825, Jurnee,
2S94, s. a day's travel, a day's
fight, a day's work.

170

GLOS8ARIAL INDEX

Jowelle, s. jewel, 862.
Joye, & 116 l.
Joyes, v. 3 s. rejoices, 2896.
Joynenyge, s. joining, encounter,
2133.
Joynez, v. 11. join, 2112.
Joynter, s. joint, 2893.
Juggede, _p.p. judged, 2877.
Juggez, s. 1,I. judges, 246.
Jumette, s. 1122. /teaà Inmette,
. intestines. Sec Inmeat, in Ja-
faie, on.
Jtmy, 8. June, 345.
Jupone. ee Jopowne.
Jurnee. Eee Jorn.
Just, adv. 1123.
Justere, . jouster, 3412.
Justyfye, v. execute justice upou,
punish, 663.
Justynge, & jousting, 1657, 2875.

:Kabane. Eee Cabane.
]ïaghte. See Cachene.
Kaire. Eee Cayre.
Kalander, s. calendar, rol], 2640.
Kalendez, s. pL calends, 2371.
]ïambe, s. comb, 3351.
Kampe, s. fight, 3670, 3701.
:Kane, v. can, 2750.
Karede, v. pret. 2882. Eee Cayre.
Kare. ,Sec Care.
Karfuke, s. place where four roads
meet, 2003. A well-known cross-
road af Oxford is called Carfax.
Sec Carfouke, in the Roraan, of
t'arlenay, ed. Skeat. also a note in
ote$ atd Queriea, Series III, vol.
x. p. 184. O. Fr. carrefourg.
Kariede, 1887, :Karyed, 4010, v.
ret. earrieà.
Karpe. Eee Carpe.
Karyage, s. baggage, luggage,
2282.

Kaughte. Sec Cachene.
Kaunt, ae. stout, bold, 2195.
Kay, 3111, Keye, 1867, s. key;
pL kayes, 3064.
Kayere, Kayre. Eee Cayre.
Kayaere, s. emperor, 1651, 1959;
/l. kayseres, 1894, kaysers, 2391.
Kele, v. cool, 1839; pret. keled,
2112.
Kelle, s. catù, net (which ludies
wore over their hair), 3"258.
Kembede, v. Fret. eombed, 3351.
Kempe, s. warlàor; 2)1. kempis,
1003. A.S. cemla.
Kempe, v. fight, 2633.
Kene, v. tell, 2619, 3521, show,
876; pret. kende, 4SI, 2194, kend,
handed over, 1590.
Kene, adj. keen, sharp, 4î, 1106,
bold, 641, 115.2, 17"25, 1785, tierce,
3669 ; comp. kenere, 4194; sulerl.
keneste, 2î"21, 3490.
Kenely, 935, 1243, 1271, Kenly,
943, ado. sharply, boldly.
]ïenetez, s. pl. kennets, small
hounds, 122.
Kepare, 8. keeper, 3512.
Kepe, s. tare, heed, attention,
156, 168, 1746.
Kepe, v. keep, 1138, 1780, wait,
watch, 2003, heed, regard, care,
2398, 35"2.2, 40"21; trop. 2
kepys, await, 6"28; yrd. kepede,
919, kepyde, 838, 2263;
kepede, 1586, kepide, 998, kepyd,
2171.
:Keppe, v. catch, seize, 3484.
:Kepynge, s. keeping, 4205.
Kerfe, c. cutting, 4194.
]ïerfes, 4231, Kerues, 2567, v. 3
. cuts; p.¥. coruene, 211, 3335,
3673.
:Keste. Sec Caste.
Ketille-hatte, c. helmet, 3516,
3995"; pl. ketelle.hattes, 2993.

OLOBBA.RIAL |.NDEX. 171

Keye. ,ffee Kay.
Kidd, 3673, Kydd, 1272, 1390,
Kydde, 96, 23"2, Kyde, 65, 1651,
adj. celebrated, famoas.
Kirke, 4016, Kyrke, 1219, s.
church.
Kithe, 3866, Kythe, 28, 51, 542,
Kyghte, 3996, 8. nation, country.
Kleuys. ,S'ee Clewes.
Klokes, s. pl. claws, paws,  '
Knafe, 2621, Knaffe, 2637, s.
servant; pi. knafes, 2632, knaucs,
348 t; knaue --- male, 850, 10.25.
Knawc, v. know, 1003, 1581,
1672, acknowledge, 2637; 3 8.
knawes, 1317; pret. knewe, 2177;
p.p. knawene, 475, 165, knowene,
3-259.
Knee, s. ; pl. kneesse, 956, kneys,
4274.
Km.le, v. kncel ; 3 s. knclis, 3951 ;
pl. knclis, 3046 ; prd. knelyd, 1199,
2312 ; i.p. kncland, 1137, 4337.
Knyghte, s. 1138 ; pL knyghttez,
116].
Knyghthede, 1320, 1581, 2619,
Knyghthodc, 1682, 3883, 8. knight-
hood.
Knyghtly, 2395, Knyglltlycle,
506, 1218, 4083, Knyghttly, 1649,
adj. kuightly.
Knyghtly, 1707, 1724,Knyghttly,
169"2, 1790, adv. knightly, like a
knight.
Knylles, v. 1;1. ring, 2353.
Kombide, p.p. combed, 1003.
Konynge, s. cunning, skill, know-
ledge, :3883.
Konyngeste, adj. most knowing,
"3177.
Kosyne. See Cosyne.
Koueride, p.p. covered, 2381.
Kowardely, ado. cowardly, 1923.
Krafty. ee Crafty.
Kraftes, s. pl. crafts, 253.

Krakede, v. pret. cracked, 3269.
Krayers. ee Crayers.
Kreuel]este, Krewelle. ,See
Crewelle.
Krisome, 2636. ,çee Crysumc.
K_rispane, i. . crisping, 3352.
Kroke, s. crook, curl, 3352. :Dan
Iichel uses the vcrb croki, to curl :
"Of bise yd,.lenesse / ne byeb na3t
quitte pe mcn pet dob zuo grat
payne haro to kcmbe and to pouri
lne sseawcrcs and ine haro here wel
to croki an to blcuc be strcng[e."
--lyenbi/e o.f I«wyt, ed. Morrl's, p.
176. See tlavelok the I)ane, ed.
Skea, Prefaee, p. vii, footnote.
Krouelle. See Crewelle.
Krysome. ,See Crysume.
Krysomede. ,Se Crysmede.
Kwne, v. can, know, 1565 ; kwne
thanke -- return thanks.
Kydd, Kydde, Kyde. ,See Kdd.
Kyghte. ,See Kithe.
Kynde, s. nature, kind, 125,
2385, 3049, race, 3867.
Kyndly, «dj. natural, propcr,
good, 3883, 4188.
Kyndlyche, 714, Kyndly, 2712,
Kyndcly, 352I, ado. natura|ly,
kinoey.
Kyne, s. kin, 2618.
Kyn.yke, s. kingdom, realm, 24,
1"27"2; pl. kyngrykes, 649, kyng-
rykez, 8'20.
Kynredene, s. kindred, 2604.
Kynsemane, 3898, Kynyse-mane,
1778, 8. kinsman.
Kyrke. ,See Kirke.
Kyrnelles, s. pL battlements, 3046.
K)oEtillc, 998, Kyrtylle, 1024.
1191, 8. kirtle.
Kyste, s. chest ; pL kystys, 2302,
2336, kystis, 2342, 2355.
Kythe. See :KSthe.
Kythe, v. show, 1652, 4193.

Lacchene, 750, Lachene, 2541,
v. pL catch, take; lret, laghte,
2693, 270"2, laughte, 22"26, 2"292,
lached, 1515; p.p. laghte, 874,
laughte, 1817, 1828, 1902.
Ladde, s. lad, 4302.
Lade-sterne, s. loadstar, the polar
star, 751.
Ladily, adj. ladylike, 3254.
Ladysse, s. 39l. ladies, 3081.
Laggene, v. 3I. ()get rcady, 2542.
Laghte. Sec Lacchene.
Laghtirs, s. 1;. laughters, 2673.
Lake, s. lack, 163.
Lakes, s. 1I. lakcs, pools, 960,
2149.
Lamede, v. pret. lamcd, disabled,
4302; _p.p. 3281.
Langage, s. language, speech,
3¢77.
Lange, mO'. long, 1103, 1269;
oae lange -- aloag, 1045, 2703.
Lange, adv. hmg, 868, 1200 ;
co»p, langere, 550, 587, lengere,
736, 889.
Lane, v. belong ; 3 s. langes,
40"2, lengez, 2082 ; pL langez,
langys, 244, lengez, 1410, 1479;
pret. lengede, 1492, 2221.
Lannges, v. 3 s. longs, 383.
Langoure, s. languor, 4268.
Languessande, i. _p. languishing,
4338.
Lappe, s. lappet, 3254, rag, 3286.
Lappe, v. wrap, fohl, enclose,
"3"29'2 ; lret, lappede, 2300.
Lapynge, s. lapping, 3235.
Large, adv. wide, away, 1040,
deep, 1120, greatly, freely, 1376.
Largesce, s. liberality, bounty,
163.
Lasschëne, v.pl. lash, smite, 2801.
Lat, 3639, Late, 420, 1189, Latt,
4001, Latte, 398, 1139, 1321, v.

let ; 3 s. lattes, lets go, dismic«»
disperses, 1819; lret, lete, 3886.
Lates, 118, 248, 536, 2054, Latez,
1076, s. Tl. features.
Lathe, s. () displeasure, 458.
Latheliche, 3279, Laythely, 4302,
a«]. loathly, ugly, hateful.
Latte, Lattes. 8ee Lat.
Laughene, v. pl. laugh, 3698;
Tret. lughe, 248.
Laughte. A'ee Lacchene.
Launce, s. lance, spear, 13î9;
pl. launcez, 1459, 1754, lawnces,
246'2.
Launches, v. 3 s. ]caps, springs,
2560; Tret. launschide, 194.
Launchez, v. 1»1. launch, throw
out (?), 750.
Launde, 1517, Lawnde, 2084, s.
plain, lawn.
Laundone, s. (l) fiehl, 1768. "Lan-
don : . .. petite landc, pâturage;
terres remplies de broussaillcs."
loquefort.
Lawe, adj. low, 154, 3720;
s«perl, laweste, 2431; on lawe--
down, 2281.
Lawe, «dv. low, 1270.
Lawnches, v.  s. cuts, 3831.
Lawnde. ,S,,e Launde.
Laye, s. (?) 3721.
Laye, s. law, religion, 2593.
Laycre, s. lair, camp, 2293.
Layke, s. gaine, 1599, 3386, 4093.
Layne, v. conceal, 419, 2398»
2593.
Laysere, s. leisure, 2430, 3095.
Laythely. Sec Latheliche.
Layttede, v. 1»'et. (?) 254.
Leberalle, tdj. libcral, 2318.
Leburde, s. lee-board, 3624.
Leche, s. jelly, 194.
Lechene, v. heal 2388.

GLOSSARIAL INDEX. ] 73

Lechyde, p.p. eut into slices, 188.
Ledc, s. nation, man, person, 138,
430, 997; p/. lcdcs, 195, 1902,
ledys, 2801.
Lede, s. Iead, 750, 2300, 3954.
Lede, 1268, Leede, 154, v. lead,
treat; pl. ledes, 303 ; pret. ledde,
1515, lede, 3380 ;/.p. ledc, 1827,
1903.
Ledynge, s. rule, 3536, conduct,
3880.
Lee, s. sheltcr, 14t6.
Lcefe, 2479, 3¢)93, Lefe, 1035,
1335, Leue, 350, adj. dear, lier;
comp. lcuer, 872, 1344, 1573.
Leefe, 3432, Lefe, 72, 429, Leue,
2082, s. leave, permission.
Lefe, v. leave, 1340; 1,1. leues,
remain; pret. lefte, 1516; .p.
lefede, 1397, leuede, 848, 978,
lcuyde, 39, 1900, 2208.
Lefulle, adj.allowable, lawful,130.
Lege, 1901, Liege, 1200, Lige,
1768, 3080, Ligge, 2221, 2389,
Lygge, 1518, adj. liege.
Legyaunce, s. allegiance, 2594.
Lelc, adj. leal, honest, faithful,
truc, 14, 420, 67.
Lelcly, 672, 2328, Lêlly, 1102,
Lcly, 3084, adv. faithfully, honestly,
truly.
Lemande, £ p. shining, gleaming,
246"2, 2463, 2672.
Lemete,/.i ). limited, 457.
Lenand. ,ee Lene.
Lendc, v. abide, 1970.
Lendez, s. 1»I. 1vins, 1047.
Lene, v. lean ; preL lenede, 2703;
i. t- lenand, 1045, 67.
Lenge, v. abide, remain, dwell,
7'2, 128, 152 ; 3 s. lengez, 129 ;
inf. lengene, 1588.
Lengede, Lengez. Sec Lange, v.
Lengere, 736,889, 1055, Lengare,
2154, adv. longer.

Lenghe, s. length, 1102, 1126.
Lenghene, v. lengthen, 28t5.
Leppe, v. lcap, 2084 ; 1l. leppyne,
3697, lepys, 3696; pret. lcpe,
3'27 ; i./. leppande, 1460.
Lere, v. teach, 1035.
Leskes, s. pl. loins, 1097, 3279.
Lesse, co. lest, 2300, 2439.
Lesse, adj. false; withowttyn3
lesse  truly, certainly, 139.
Lesynge, 3079, Lesyang, 3721,
s. losing.
Let. Sec Lette.
Letande, i. _p. () appearing, 3831.
Lete. Sec Lat.
Lctherly, adv. wickeàly, 1268.
Lett, v. cease, desist, 2325.
Lette, v. hinder, prevent, 473,
1269, 1721 ; pre[. let, 3720.
Lette, s. hindrance, 92, 458.
Lettyng, s. hindrance, 371.
Leue. Sec Leefe.
Leue, v. believe, 702, 1097
leues, 593.
Leuenynge, s. lightning, 2463.
Leuere. ee Leefe.
Leueré, . delivery ; hence, gran
ed or assigaed place, 241, livery or
uniform; and hence, the different
Pmarts of an army, 3078. Sec Livery
Halliwell.
Leues, s. l»t. leaves, 1708.
Leuetenaunte, s. lieutenant, vice-
roy, 646.
Leucz, v. 3 s. lives, 1731.
Lire, 3723, Liffe, 1036, v. lire
lret, lifede, 3961 ; _.p. liffyde,
Lifeliche, adj. (?) reM, actual,
3427.
L[ffe, s. lire, 430, 1820.
Lffte, v. lgrd. lifted, 3349.
Lige, Ligge. Sec Lege.
Liggez. ee Lygge.

174

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Lighames. 8ee Lyghame.
Lightly, adv. 3287.
Likez. A'ee Lyke.
Likynge, s. pleasure, 130, 3381.
Lire, 3281, 3954, Lyre, 4272, s.
face, visage. A.S. Meor.
Liste, s. desire, pleasure, 12.
Liste, v. pret. desired, 4270.
Lofte ; on lofte -- aloft, 163,
916, 942; appone lofte- aloft,
%00, 36-23.
Loge, 421, Lugge, 152, 454, v.
lodge; pl. lugegez, 22S0; IJreg.
luggede, 486; i. v. lugande, 1045.
Loke, 1643, Luk, 3209, Lu_ke,
135, v. look; 3 s. lukez, 113 ;
lukkes, 751; preL luked, 119,
lukede, 1313; i»p. 9 pl. lokez,
1640 ; i. v. lukande, 3108.
Lokerde, p.p. curled, 779. Sc.
lokker, fo curl (Jamieson).
Lokkes, s. pL locks, 778, 3280.
Lond, s. land; 1#. londes, 878,
londez, 427, 1691, 1933.
Londis, v. 3 s. lands, 3922.
Longez, v. 2,1. l, clong, 2828 ; l»'eL
lonngede, 3080.
Loo, int. lo, 974, 1349.
Loos, 254, Loosse, 474, s. praise,
rcnown, good name.
Lordcheppez, 1727, Lordchipez,
953, 646, Lordechippez, 1970, s.
pl. lordships.
Lordliche, 3638, Lordlyehe, 570,
2032, 281, 9541, adj. lordly.
Lordly, 2230, 2479, Lordely,
1818, 9227, adv. in a lordly manner.
Lorne, p.p. lost, 1153.
Losols, s. 1)1. raseals, wTetehes,
fi5"2.
Losse, 1599, Lossene, 2845, v.
lose.
Lotes, s. _pl. features, 1462. 6'ee
Lates.

Lothely, adj. loathly, horrid, ugly,
778, 3234.
Lothely, adt,. horridly, 2074,
3849.
Lothcne, 778,Loth)me, I097, adj.
hateful, dctestable.
Loue, v. I)raise, 369 ; 1».3». louede,
4305.
Louely, 3478, Louelyly, 2292,
adv. in a loving manner, kindly.
Louerde, s. lord, 3918.
Lowde; on l.  aloud, 1781,
2032.
Lowe, s. flame, 194.
Lowkkide, p.p. closed, 3953.
Lowrande, i. 1 ». lowering, looking
sad, 1446, 4338.
Lowttes, v. I)L bow, 505;pret.
lowt tede, bowed bc fore, 263 t, 3-2S5,
3408.
Loyotou, s. embroidcry (Pcrry),
Lufe, s. some part of a ship, 744,
750. "Loof. Thc windward side
of a ship .... It is hot easy fo
make out exactly what parg of the
ship the loof originally as. 1)u.
loef i a ru[lock or oar-pin, scal-
mus, but the loof was a timber of
considerable size, by which the
course of the ship was directed ; if
would seem to be tbe large oar
used b5 way of a rudder, or per-
haps the tiller." ll'edgwood's 1)ic.
Iionarg of Englist Efymolo#y.
Lufe, 703, 705, Luffe, 1256, 3381,
s. love, sake.
Luffe, v. love, 1597; jol. luffes,
19.
Lufliche, 3623, Lufly, 1459, adj.
lovels.
Lufly, 505, Luffiy, 248, Luffiyche,
967, adv. in a lovely manner.
Lugande, Lugegez, Lugge, Lug-
gede. See Loge.
Lughe. ,See Laughene.

GLOSSARIAL IIDEX. 175

Luk, Lukande, Luke, Lukkes. Æee
Loke.
Lukynge, #. looking, 139.
Lumpe, 1819, Lumppe, 1814,
'230, . crowà, throng.
Lunggez, s. pl. hmgs, 2168.
Lussche, s. (?) thrust, 3848.
Lutterde, adj. bowed, bent, 779.
8c. luttaitd. (Jamieson.)
Luyschene, v. p/. () lash, 1459;
pret. luysehede, 2"226.
Lyarde, adj. gray, 2542, 3280.
"" Liart, liarde, eris, eris-oommelé."
Burg,,y. Sec Liart m ara esol.
Lyefe, 2845, Lyffe, 1269, s. liïe;
pl. lyfez, 1217.
Lyf, .v. lire, 1903; 3 s. lyffes,
405, 537; P.T. lyffede, 868.
L)ffte, . sky, 427:?.
Lygeau_ce, s. alleçance, 244.
Lygge, v. lie; 2 s. lygges, 1060;
3 s. lyggez, 805, lys, 3938 ; pl.
lygges, 459, lyggcz, 118¢, liggcz,
1773.
Lyghame, s. body, 3281, 3286
pl. lighames, 4269. A.S. lichama.
Lyghte, v. light, alight, 1270 ; 3
#.lyghttez,933 ; pret. lyghte, 3594 ;
p.p.lyghttcde, 1782.
Lyghte, v. lighten, 2846; 3 s.
lyghttys, 368; pl. lyghttys, 251.
Lyghtenande, i. 2). lightening,
flashing, 2i63.
Lygmane, s. liegeman, 420 ;
lyggemene, 151S.
Lyke, v. be pleased, rejoice, 195;
s»ally an irnpers, v. likez, 383,
lvkes, 55, lykez, 1190, lykys, 32,
8fi, pleases; pret. lykede, 599;
i.p. lykande, being pleased,
pleaaing, 497,
Lykynge, s. pleasure, 701, 2673.
Lyme, 459, 1097, Lymme, 1046,
s. limb.
Lympe, v. happen, befall, 1643 ;
¥1. lymppene, incur, 3119; lymp-

pede, gained, 3g15, lympyde,
p.p. lymppyde, incurred, suffered,
875.
Lynd, . tree, 454, 486.
Lyukwhyttez, . pl. linnets, 2674.
8c. lintwMte ; A.8. linet, flax ;
i#, flax-tinch, linnet.
Lyone, s. lion, 139 ; »l. lyouJs,
323.
Lyppe, s. lip, 119 ; T1. 1)Tpys ,
1011, lippis, 395-$.
Lyre. ,S'ee Lire.
Lys. Sec Lygge.
Lythe, 1653. Read Kythe.
Lyth% adj. gentle, 1517, 1600.
Lythe, v. listen, 12 ; 21. lythes,
1810.
Lytherly, adv. badly, 1448.
Lythes, s. pl. () leases, tene-
ments, 99. Sec Lih in Glossary
to Havelok the I)ane, ed. 8keat, and
Lud in Glossary to lVilliam of
zPaler:œe, ed. 8keat.
Lythyre, adj. wicked, bad, 23.
Lytille, 1021, Litylle, 1719,
Lyttille, 75, adj. or adv. little.
Lytte, () little, 550.
Lyue, s. lire, 1775, 3067, 3520.
Lywynge, s. living, 5.

Ma, adj. more, 1829.
Mace, s. 421 O.
Mache, s. match, 4070.
5Iached% 24»- matched, 1533,
290.
l[aches, s. () 2950.
Mari, v. yret. ruade, 50, 112 i P-/-
mad, 77.
lIade, s. madness, 4271,
5[agestee, 1236, ]Iaiestee, 1303,
s. majesty.
[aister, 990, 2870, 5Iayster, 938,
3fi52, s. toaster.
Iaisterede, v.2ret, mastered, 2683

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Makk, s. eompanion, fellow, 1166.
]Iakles, adj. peerless, matchless,
3875.
Malle, v. hammer, beat, 3038,
4037; 3 . mallis, 3841.
[aluesye, s. a -kind of wine, 236.
]ffalyncoly, ». 2204, 4209.
lran, adj. A'ee Mayne.
Manace, s. menace, threatening,
3383.
Manacede, v. ret. thxeatened,
1383.
Yanere, s. manor, 4310.
Ianere, s. manner, 1383.
]Iangere, s. 1588. Qu. Iaugree,
iii will.
]ffanhede, . manhood, 399, 434,
478.
]Ianliche, adj. manly, 2417.
Ianrede, s. homage, service, 127.
]ffanykyne, adj. of many kinds,
317.
]Ianys :- man's, 76.
]ffarasse, 2505, Iarras, 1534,
BIarrasse, 2014, ,. morass, marsh.
Marche, s. frontier, boundary,
318, 1588; /L marches, 631,
marchez, 1232, marchys, 77.
]Iarchez-mene, s. 1I. bordermen,
borderers, 1237.
]ffarras, ]Iarrasse. Aee ]Iarasse.
arre, v. mar, 2015.
Iarters, s. 11. martyrs, 1066.
]Iartyre, v. kill, 560.
Mase, v. 3 s. makes, 960.
]Iasondewes, s. jo/. hospitals, 3038.
Ff. raison-dieu, lit. bouse of God,
a naine suggested by Matthew xxv.
]Iauee, 1238, Iawgree, 426, in
spire of.
lIaundement, ». commandment,
order, 1587.
Mawene, .z. mom, 2507.

Mawgree. Sec ]Iaugree.
Mawncelet. Read ]ffawntelet,
mantling, or lambrequin, 3632.
" Man/ling, or Larabrequin :a
small ]Iantle, generally ofcrimson
ve.lvet or silk and lined with er-
mine, with tassels, attaehed to the
:Basinet or ttelm, and hanging
down over the shoulders of the
wearer."--.Botœell' Heraldry (3rd
edit. 186), p. 115. In the present
instance the mantelet was of silver
mail.
]Iayles, 2250, Maylez, 904, 1487,
1766, ./1. chaJn or ringed armour.
Iayne, s. might, power, 4326.
Mayne, 427, 434, Man, 4071,
main.
]ffaynoyrede,/./. worked, 2507.
Mayntene, v. maintain, 399 ; l-2-
mayntenyde, 4278.
Mayster. A:ee Maister.
Maysterfulle, adj. victorioL%
3413.
Mede, s. meed, reward, 666, 1068.
][ede, s. mead, 1290, 2506.
][edille, s. middle, waist, 2205,
4168.
]ffedille-erthe, 2951, Medillerthe,
3239, . world.
Medillewarde, 2904, Medilwarde,
3ï66, Medylwarde, 1988, . centre
of an army.
Mekilh, ][ekylle, adj. great, 1236
adv. much, greatly, 711, 1314,1382.
Mde, v. speak, talk, 990; 3
meles, 382, 679, 1781 ;/L mellys,
3652; ir/. 2//. melys, 2871.
][elione, s. million, 3144.
3[elle, v. mix, join, meddle, deal
vith, 938 ;//. mellis, 2904.
3[elles, v. 3 s hammers, smites,
2950. See ]ffalle.
]ffellyd, adj. (?) ruade likc a ,mll
or hammer, hammer-headed, 4210.
][ellys, 3Ielys. ,$ee 3[ele.

CLOSSARIAL INDF_. 1 ;7

3Icndement, s. amendment, 989,
1.236.
:Mend)mantez, . pl. (I) mendi-
cants, beggars, 667.
3Iene, v. speak, tell, 3556, speak
of, mention, 2J69; 3 s. menys,
talks, 3çîS, 3653.
]Ienede, v. l»'et, meant, 891.
3Icngene, v. pL mingle, join,
4173 ;/.p. mengede, 363. °.
:Menske, s. honour, 126, 399,
433.
lIenskes, v. 3 s. honours, 1303,
2871.
][enskfully, adr. honourably, 631,
91:0, 12i3, 1988.
][ereswyne, s. dolphin, 1091.
"Hic delfis, pis mere-swin." ,l-
fric's Gr«rnrn,r, Cotton MS. Julitts
A il, leaf 31.
Ierke, v. proeeêd, 351,427, 4320,
assign, 1068; 3 s. merkes, cuts,
2.206; pl. merkene, 4168; p.p.
merked, formed, ruade, 130,
merkyde, 95°-.
lIerkes, s. lfl. bouuds, 461, 1147.
lIerrede, 1238, 3555, Merride,
332.2, p.p. marrcd.
3[cruaile, [eruayle, s. marvel,
wonder, 268, 906.
Ieruailles, v. 3 s. marvcls, 1314.
]fferuailous, 260. Meruaylous, 428,
Meruavllous, 2.287, Mcruelous,
236, dj. marvellous, wonde'rfu|;
s«erl, mcruelyousteste, 1_o9.
Iery, adj. merry, chcerfal, 260 ;
co», meriere, 3175; stqerl, mcry-
este, 3.239.
][esses, s. 1»1. masses, 4018, 4333.
]Iett, v. pret. dreamed, 3223.
3[ette, 2491, s. meat, food ; pL
metes, 75, ruerez, 1.295.
Mette, v. mect, 434 ; pret. mett,
1175, 3S$1.
3[ette-fulle, ad3". measttre-full, in
good measure, 2343.

]Iette while, s. measurcd time, or
scantr rime, 3903. A.S.
taodeï'ate, little.
Meue, v. more, 2001.
5[isdoo, v. i.ll-use, rrong, 126.
5Io, 844, 885, 5Ioo, 856, 2500,
tMj. more.
5Iobles, s. pl. movable goods, 666.
Mode, s. mind, 3"222, 3382, 3454.
Modyr, ]ffodyre, s. mother,
983, 1.211.
Mofes, v. 3 s. moves, 3323.
5[olde, s. mould, earth, 129, 952,
95.
5[one, v. nmst, shall, 813, 1155,
21S6, 2436, 28.20.
3[onee, s. money, 2343.
3Ionethe, s. month, 318.
'» ]Iowntay-
3Iontayngnes, ,,-38,
gnes, 4:259, s. pl. mountains.
Monte, s. mountain, 938, 1069 ;
pl. montez, 87, 1175, mow,tes,
3535, 355fi.
Mony, «dj. many, 3623, 3671.
5[oo. 8ee 1[o.
lIore, adj. greater, 1018.
1__3.
Morne, s. morning, morrow, o
5Iorne-while, s. morning time,
2001,
5[orthires, r. 2 s. murdcrest, 1315
pl. mourhcrys, 4.259; p.p. mor-
ihircde, 9î6.
]Iorwcne, s. morning, 3476.
][oste, v. must 250, 263, 449
i»pers, v. 291.
Mo.te, «dj'. greatest, 33«_,
[r,t, 346, More, 410t, M,,tt,
136, 1306, Motte, 2-27, v. nmst,
lIournande, i. p. mourning, 4333.
[ourtherys. See 5[orthh'es.
l[owe, v. sut,j, sg. bc able, may,
381-2.

12

1 8 OLOSS&RIAL I.XDEX.

Ioyllez, s. id. lmùcs, 2287.
Muskadcllc, s. a kind of wine,
'236.
tyche, «dj. great, 1166, 1214,
2033; adv. much, greatly, 1068.
Myde, adj. raid, 3841.
]Xtyddes, 1293, Myddys, 2176, s.
midst.
]Iylde, adj. mild, 1211.
Iynde, s. memory, 1221.
Iynsters, s. i d. monasteries, 3038.
Myrthez, s. ld. mirths, 1532.
]X[ysehefe, s. trouble, misfortune,
667, 3437.
Myse-bide, v. offer injury, 3083.
[ysesc, s. trouble, gnief; and
hence, those ,vho are in troublc,
667.
Myshappene, v. mcct with mis-
Ibrtune, 3t5 L
[yskaries, v. 3 s. cornes to ga'ief,
'27 ; pp. myscaryede, ]778, mys-
karyede, 1237.
My.sc, s. wrong, i»jury, 1315,
057.
Mystc, s. mist, 20131.
]I.vx, s. vile wn-tch; lit. dung,
9S9. A.S. meo.r, dung, muck.
"Ne myhtc e »Lee, Vo wurse don,
]3ntc a-moug Ieoncs on rodc an-
hon."
Jesu Coli. MS. °9, leaf 26, baek.

Na, adj. no, 160, 310, 1644.
:Nakyne, adj. of no kind, 2350.
Nane, adj. no, 213, 565;yrom
noue, 657, g613.
X-auylle, s. navcl, 979.
aye, s. a uaye = an aye, art egg,
3-2S3. Compare 3"ei in lVilliam
OEPalerne, ed. Skeat, i. 83.
'c, adv. hot, 230, 1117; co»j.
nor, 10, 161.
cdes, 263, 1266, :Nedez, 1329,
ledss, 470, s./l, busincss.

N'edylle, s. needle (of a compass),
753.
• N'eghê, v. draw nigh, appmach,
2t33.
'eghe, ade. closcly, exaetly, 2658.
:[X'eke-bonc, s. neckbone, 2771.
Nere, wh,. nearly, almost, 805,
llz7, 1135.
X'ese, s. nose, 2248.
Ncuewe, s. nephew, 689.
N'ew]ere, s. ncw-year, 78.
Newers daye, s. new-year's day,
90.
Xextte, adj. nearest, 2422.
Neynesome, nine in alJ, 523. Sec
Sure in Ilichthofen's Allfriedsche»
IF6rterbuch.
Nobille, Sobylle, adj. noble, 16,
]8, 68; $tt29etl. nobileste, 3139,
3935.
Sol,flly, adv. nobly, 1815.
Soblay, s. splendour, 76, 2t33.
:h'%ghte, pron. naught, 1191 ; ade.
nol, 135, 419, 117.
]X'okyne, adj. of no kind, 430.
Nombirde, 2887, Sowmerde,
2658, ¥./. numbered.
Somhyre, 2831, 3068, 'owmhre,
28S, Nowmbyre, 2912, 3t38,
]'owmer, 88, s. number : pl. nom-
mers, 59], nowmbirs, 3935.
Xomenc, 1437, -ommene, 1868,
18ï= , t77, p.l. taken.
N'ommers. Sec Nombyre.
Noue, s. the ninth houx of 1ho
day (at the equinox, noue = 3
r. t.), 78.
Sortis, 3297, :honys, 1927, s.
r, once ; for the nonce, for the occa-
sion.
N-onkyns, adj. of no kind, 2363.
Nonne, adj. no, 3365.
X'onnes, s. Id. nuns, 3539.
Soo, adj. no, 4149.

GLO88ARIAL I,XDEX. 179

:Not, v. 1 s. know not, 977.
N'otez, v. pl. make use of, 1815.
A.S. nolian.
'other, 2367, othyre, 10, ow-
thire, 161, 429, coj, neither.
Nottc, s. use; hence, business,
1816. A.S. note.
:Nowenc, 1806 ; thi nowene --
thine own.
:Nowmbirs, NTowrnbre, Nowmbyrc,
Nowmcr. 8ee Nombyre.
/owmerde. ,ee Xombixde.
:Nowthire. ,ee Nother.
:Noyes, v. 3 s. barres, grieves,
1816,
hTurree, s. nursling, 689.
Nyghtgale, s. nightingale, 929.
/yghttcs, v. 2 s. gettes$ benight-
ed, 451.
/Xynnc -- niée, 3439

O, 656, 1217, 3480, 0o, 3907,
pref. on, in.
O, l»'ep, of, from, 3906.
Oceedente, s. occident, west, 2360.
Occyane, s. ocean, 31.
Oehes, v. 3 s. hacks, breaks, 2565;
I. Ocllcne, 3675; prel. ochede,
421-5. " Oseher, oeher, ébrécher,
entailler, briser." Jttrffuff.
Ocupyes, v. 3 s. hohls, oeeupies,
1663, 2360.
Of ---- from, 2540.
Oghte, 1,ron. aught, 1014, 1269,
280-2.
Okene, adj. oaken, 2722.
Olawe, ado. below, down, 1517.
Olyfimnte, s. elephant, 2339 ; I,L
olyfantez, 12S6, olyfanntez,
Olyfe, ado. of lift, from liïe, 802,
1139 ; bringe olyfe -- kill.
One -- on, l»'ep. 74, 116, 753.
One, ad,'. alone, only, 826, 937,
2519,%9L A.S. dne. Myne one,

by myself, 3"230 ; by myne one, by
mysclt; 70/:; bc ourc one, by our-
selves, 1345; thyne one. tltysclf,
466; vith hyme one, itl him-
self, 597 ; of hvme one, of himself,
1793; be thàme one, by them-
selves, 3195.
Ones, 135, 179, Onez, 1109, 1756,
ado. once.
One-seeande, i. p. looking on,
55.
Onone, «ch,. anon, quickly, soon,
Ony, adj. any, 2519, 3489, 4215.
0o. See O.
Opy-ne, adj. open, 2147.
Or, prep. ere, belote, 1269, 1788;
«onj. ere, before, 374, 529, 16hO.
Ordaynede, v. pr«L arrange,l,
1991 ; p./. ordande, ordaincd, 1621.
Orfraeez, 902, (-Irfrayes, 2142, s.
gold embroidcrcd work, or fringe
of o)d., " Oçf,'ais .... étoil%
broenée d or, broderie en or, frange
d'or." Bur#u d.
Orrible, et,O', horrible, 124f).
Oryent, 2289, Oryentte, 1904, s.
orient.
Osay, s. a kind of drink, 202.
Oslante, adv. a.qant, 2254, 3923.
Osta.ge, s. pl. hostages, 3187, 32ç8.
Ostayan,le, L p. warring, or lead-
mg an army, 350]. "Osloier,
osteier, osteer, faire la guerre, guer-
royer, mener ost, attaquer sou
ennemi." Burgu#.
Oste, s. host, 1624; 1,1. ostcs,
12t0, osiez, 2387.
Olher-while, adv. af anothcr time,
Othire, adj. othcr, 3973; pron. 1,1.
othcrs, 393.
Ouer-charggede, p.p. overburd¢n-
ed, overpowcred, 1749.
Ouer-fallene, 1,.1 ». fallcn Ul,On ,

180

GLOSSAR[AL INDEX.

Ouergylte, p._p. gihled over, 207.
Ouer-hande, s. upper hand,
mastery, 4300.
Ouerkeste, v. pret. overtkrcw,
93 o.
Ouerlyngc, s. superior, lord, 289,
50, 710.
Ouer-rane, v. preL overran ; p.p.
ouer-ronne, 1"206.
Ouer-reche, v. reach over, afford,
1508; pl. ouerrechez, reach over,
9"21.
Ouer-rydez, r. 1)1. ride over; p.p.
ouer-redyne, 1415, 15-2.
Ouersette, p.p. overthrown, 111,
2S15, 4136.
Ouer-swyngene, v. 1)1. overthrow,
overturn, l 66.
Ouer-whelme, v. overturn, 3261.
Oundyde, 765, Ownde, 193, adj.
 avy. Her. ondee.
"Hire ownded hcre, that sonnyssh
vas of heure,
She rente ." 
Chaueer: toylu.ç # Cty,e«de ,
bk. iv. stanza ei.
Ovyre-fallys, v. pL fall over,
36ï.
Ower, pre_p, over, 747.
Ownde. S,'e Oundyde.
Owte-iles, 30, Owtt illes, 2359,
,. pl. foreign islands.
Owte landes, 2607, Owte-londes,
27"23, Owt-londys, 3697, *. /l.
foreit countries.
Owte-mowntes, s. J»L far off
mountafns, 3909.
Owte ouer, 903, Owtt ouere, 2339,
adv. outside, above.
Owther, 110, 2413, Owthire, 964,
coj. either.
Owttraye, v. finish, overeome eom-
pletely, ruin, do violence against,
64"L 1010, 13"2S; 3 ,. owtrayes,
]664;/.p. oterayede, 195"2, owt-
rayede, 261î, ottrayede, $40.

Pacokes, ,. pL peacocks, 182.
Pales, 503, Palesse, 3913, Palcz,
63;, îlS, . palace; pL palaiscz,
Palfray, ,. 3143.
Palle, s. a kind of rich silk or
cloth, 1.2S$, 2frS,
Palyd, 128, Palyde, 13;'5, p.p.
paled (Her.).
Pape, s. pope, 229, 2327.
Pare, v. (?) 4047.
Parlement, s. parliament, 146.
Party, s. part, 212 ; pl. partycs,
parts, countries, 2596.
Pas, s. pace, 3496.
Passande, i. p. passing, more ihan,
fi 7 41, passanL
Pastorelles, s. I,L herdmen, 3120.
Patriarkes, s. pl. 3807.
Paume, s. palm, 776.
Paunsone, s. () piece of armour
covering the paunch, MSS. "t'an-
cire, pancMre, la partie de l'armut-e
qui couvre h pause ou le ventre.'"
]3«rg,y.
Pauys, 3460, properly means a
large shield, but if is by no n,eans
c]ear what is meant in this pas-
sae.
Pauysers, s. pl. men who bore the
paris, a large shield used to eover
arehers, ;31, 3004.
Pavelyouns, 26:24, Pauyllyons,
48, ,. pL tents.
Pawnce, s. pieee of armour for
the helly, 05.
Pawnche, s. pauneh, 2f,76.
Paye, v. satisfy, please, 4049 ; 3
,. payes, 646; j.. payede, 30.
Payganys, s. I;L pagans, 4046.
Payne, s. penalty, 2329 ;
paynez, 1546, 1632.
Paynyme, s. pagan, 1377 ;
paynymes, 35, payuymmcz,
1544.

G LOSSAItl AL INDEX. 1I

Payses, v. pL weight, load, 3037 ;
preL paysede, overloaded, weighed
Pyvese, . J/. pavses, 3G25.
Pecez, . pL pcces, I5.
Pcchclyne, . (]) 1341.
PckIb., . a kind oî sauce ruade
of.drippi»g, winc, mustal'd, and
ornons, 1027. Sec the rccipc For
Pyk«lle in the Liber Cure Cocor«m,
cd. Morris, p. 31.
Pelid, v. pret. thrust, drove (3),
30-iL
Pel,mrs. ee Pylours.
l'end,.s, v. 3 s. belongs, IG12 
pl. '26z)4.
I)ellOWlle, 8. pennon, flag, 2917 ;
pl. penouns, 2/JiO.
Pe nsellc, s. small 1)ennon, streamer,
20î6, 2tll; 1ol. pcnse||es, 2t60,
pensels, 1269.
l"ercede, v. preL piereed, 2075.
.Peres, l J,6, l'ercz, 637, l'cris,
1637, s. pl. pecrs.
I)erfournede, p.p. performed, 672.
Pcrrie, 4184, l'crrye, 24(;0, 3461,
s. prccious soncs, jewelry.
1-'ersayfcs, v. 3 s. perceives, 4224 ;
pret. persayfede, lfi31, persaymde,
'2811.
l'erscwes, v. 3 s. pursues, 21.55;
pret. persev;edc, lî6, pemuedc,
1377.
Pertly, aih'. openly, 2917.
Pes, 2411, Pesse, 1542, s. peace.
Pesane, s. () 34.58.
PetA, s. pity, 2812, 3043.
Peyne. ,S,'e Payne.
l'ighte, Pyghte, p.p. pitched,
1:)$7, 1:90, set (with sones, &e.),
21'2, 335,3fi0 i adorned (?),336i.
Pilgram, s. pilgrinl 3475.
Pilgremage, s. 3496.
Pillione hatt, s. 3460. A kin,1
of bai, at one time worn only by

doctors in theology, but aflerwards
n,ore generally. 8ee Pecock's Re-
pressof, ed. Babington, pp. 88,
and Glossary.
l'ilouur, s. robber, 2533.
]»las, s. place, 4013.
Plasche, s. marshy place, 2798.
Platers, s. i d. dishes, 1S2.
Platez, s. pl. plates, 2075.
Plattes, s. 1 A. purl,le cloths, 2478.
"_Platta, p,,rpura, vel pannus pur-
pu,'ei coloris." 1)«cange. Or more
probably plaltes is a pl. v. meaning,
strike, beat. A.S. 101ttia#.
Playne, adj. level, smooth, 1290.
Playsterede, a,O'. I,lastered, 3042.
Plenerly, odr. ïully, 26015, 3498.
Plenteuous, «dj. abundant, 1028.
llesande, i. p. i,leasing, l,leasant,
11, 40t9.
l'lesaunce, s. dclight, enj,,yment,
3140.
Pleyne, v. complain, 1217.
]?lumpe, s. crowd, 2199.
Plyande, «dj. flexible, 77)'.
Plytte, s. condition, 683.
Pomarie, s. fruit-garden, orchard,
Polne, s. globe, 3354.
l'omelle, s. small gl,,be (prohal)ly
used as an ornament on a flag-
staff), 1"289.
Pontyficalles, s. pl. (?) Lishops,
4335.
Po1,1e, lf)0, 1204, Popule, 11, 52,
s. people.
Porke despyne, s. porcupine, 183.
Porkes, s. pl. swine, 3121.
Porte, s. port, 2609 ; () 3625 ;
1 ff. portes, gaes, 503, 568, portez,
portholes, 79.
Postles, s. 1»1. apostles, 2413.
Potestate, s. power, potentate,
2327.

G LOSSARLLL INDEX.

loueralle, s. poor folk, 3120.
:pouere, adj. poor, 3540.
:pouerte, s. poverty, 1545.
Pourpour, s. purple, 1375.
Powere, s. forces, 1635, 1925,
2155.
Po)ne, v. work upon, toil at,
26"2t.
Poyntez, s. 1)l. points, 767.
Praye, s. prey, booty, 3003, 3010.
Prckande, :prekes, Prckys, Prek-
kande, &c. S¢e Prike.
Preker, Prckkers. ,ee Prikkere.
Presant, aJj. present, 1°_57.
Presante, s. present, 1021.
Prese, v. press, 1583 ; 3 s. presez,
1374; pret. presede, 2199.
Presone, 1546, Presonne, 1632,
s. prison.
Presonere, s. prisonêr, 2536; 1)7.
presoners, 15S3, 1636.
:Presse, s. crowd, 1477, pressure,
difliculty, 15-2-2.
Preué, adj. privy, secret, 2005.
:Preuê]y, 213, 896, ,0648, Preualye,
1609, adv. privily, secretly.
:Price, 94, 355, Pris, 500, 569,
Pryce, 230, 76, Prys, 2, 71,
Prvse, 1636, Prysse, 15t5, adj.
prècious, worthy, good.
Prike, v. prick, ride, 2.¢14 ; 2 s.
pDkkes, 533 ; 3 s. prekez, 156,
prckys, 71 ; pl. prckes, 503 ;
2 pl. prekez, 1609; i. p. prekande,
15t5, prekka,de, 2S36 ; p.p. puk-
kvd, pricked, 6t8, pry'kk:yde,
sfitched, 3608.
:Prikkere, 2649, Preker, 1374,
rider, horseman; pl. prekers, 355,
1-t79; prekkers, 2635.
:Pris. See Price.
:Pste, adj. ready, 1021, 4106.
:Pristl.v, ado. readily, quic-kly,
276-2.
:Profite, ï. offer battle, 2534 ; 2 s.

pro[crs, 2533; 3 s. profcrs, 1376,
3141.
Profite, °_837, :Profyre, 1257, s.
Profitabille, adj. 1 l.
Proudely, 1374, Proudliche, ] 287,
Prowdliche, 3607, adv. proudly,
splendidly.
Proue, v. prove, t.ry, test, 1341 ;
3 s. proues, 148; p/. prouene,
7-16, proues, "246-1 ; p.p. prouede,
2596.
Proueste, 1611, 1889, Prouoste,
163"2 . provost.
Prowde, adj. proud, 2536, gay,
splendid, 2076.
:Prowesche, s. advantage, ] 958.
Pryce, adj. ,See Pfice.
Pryce, 1924, 278, Prys, 275],
1)ry. se, 26t9, . prase, prize.
Prykkes, Prykkyde. ,See Prike.
Pryme, s. the first hour of tho
day, 95, 4105.
Prys, Pryse, s. ,See Pryce.
Prys, Pryse, Prysse. See :Price.
Prysonêre, 1478, :pryssoncre,
1610, .
Purchese, v. gain, acquire, obtain,
3t97.
Purpos, 687, Ptrposse, 2848, s.
:ptrpre, 4184, Purpur, 3142,
1)urpure, 1-28, l'ourpour, 135, .
purple.
Purtmyede, p.p. pourtrayed, 3607.
Puruayede, v. l»'t, provided,
furnished. 253; p.p. puruayede,
1925, 2-177.
Purueaunce, s. provision, pro id-
ing, 6SS.
Put, v. -°535 ; put of -- ward off.
Pygges, s. pl. pi, 183. "
Pyghte. ,Se Pighte.
Pyke, s. pike, staff, 3475 ; p
pykes, points, claws, 777.
Pyke, v. pick ; 2 s. pykês, 2534 ;
pyke vp, 1636.

GLO-SA_RIAL INDEX.

133

Pylotes, s. pL pellets, stones used
as missiles, 3037.
Pylours, 3004, Yelours, 2831, s.
//. (?) arehers, or n,en who worked
the engincs.
Yyment, s. a kind of drink, 1028.
Pyne, s. suffering, 3043.
Pynnc, v. pin, 4047.
Yypez, s. 1il. pipes, fifes, 2030.
Quarte, 552, Qwerte, 3810, s.
health, prosperity.
Quarterde, p.p. quartered, 1736.
Quod, v. pret. quoth, said, 140,
259, 1559.
Quyte, v. requite, 1788.
Qwartlles, s. pl. bolts (for the
cross-bow), 2103.
Qwarters, s. pl. 3389.
Qwaste, p.p. quashed, crushed,
$389.
Qwat, 3868, Qwate, 4008, pron.
vhat..
Qwayntly, 2103, Qwayntely,
3261, adv. cunningly.
Qwen, 1222, Qwene, 26, 736,
Qwcnne, 48, Qwhene, 407, adv.
when.
Qwcne, 2189, 2871, Qwenne,
399$, s. queen.
Qwerte. ,_qee Quarte.
Qwhene. ,See Qwen.
Qwhilles, 4160, Qwhyle, 553,
Qwhylles, 34.S0, 3651, 3510 ;
Qtvylls, 3505; cric. whilst, while;
qwylls, 407, qwylles, 007, until.
Qwyke, 1736, Qwykke, 3810,
dj. alive.
Qwylls, Qwylles. See Qwhilles.
Qwyne, adv. whence, 3503.
Qwythene, 4157, properly means
whe»e; .in t.his passage it seems
to be mswntten for Qwyne--- 0
bat ! Compare "Whvne mvoEMe
-- 0 that I ml,t, 1.

See the preface fo Hampolc's
Pricke of Conscience, cd. Morris,
pp. xxv and xxvi.

Raas, v. tear, pluck away, 362 ;
yret. rasede, tore, 298.
Racches, s. pl. hounds, 3999.
Ilade, adj. frightened, 1995, 2881.
Rade, s. fear, dread, 3896.
Rade. ,See Y, yde.
I-adly, adv. quickly, 1529, 3815.
A.S. hroedlice.
adnesse, s. fear, dread, terror,
1'20,
aghte. ee Y, eche.
I'«dke, 1525, l,ayke, 2985, s.
course, path.
l,aissede, p.p. raised, 2057.
I,ane. See Y, yne.
l,anez, s. pl. thickets, brushwood,
9"23. 8ce Rone 3 in Sir
and Ie Green AnigM, ed. Morris,
1.166.
anke, 2271, annke, 14î4, 1 î64,
2138, adj. tank, strog.
P, ankour, s. 1666.
Papl, adv. swiftly, lî63.
appyd, v. pret. rapped, slnote,
75.
arede, v. pret. roared, 78, 1124.
12,asches, v. pl. dash, 2107.
l,asede. ,S'ee Raas.
I,askaille, s. rabble, 2881.
Rathe, adj. swift, quick, 2550.
lmthe, adv. quickly, speedily,
12ï5, 1332, 1665, 0-2.
athly, 237, aythely, 2880, ado.
quickly.
Paughte. 5'ce Peche.
l,aunsake, v. search, 4304 ; 3 s.
ransakes, 3939 ; pl. ransakcs,
1SS4 ; imp. 2 pL rawnsakes.
aurtsone, s. ransom, 17»28.

GLOSSARLkL LDEX.

amxsone, 466,1276,1508,
sone, 3275, r. ransom, Ievy ran-
soin upon; prd. raunsounde, 293,
39; p.p. rauound, 100, mm-
sonede, 2667.
auyschett, v. 1»'et. rahed, 29L
]awe, s. row; on rawe:  a
row, in order, one after the other,
3S, 633, 19.
lawghte. Ae Reche.
Itapyde, v. ret. rped, 79.
a ndoune, s. swiftness, violence,
impetuosity, 95. $ee andon
l[oquefort.
Iaakes. ee ae.
lIaone. ee aunsone.
ayke, v. proceed, go ; 3 s. raykes,
lî6t, raykez, b59,105ï ; ret. ray-
kede, 23 ; i.p. rakande» 369.
ayke, s. ,See RaoEe.
tayde, pç. clothed, covered,
363.
Baymede, .p. () 100. alweH
bas, "Bame. To rob, or pluder."
Baythely. ,S'ee t[aty.
eale, 524, BeaHe, 179, 221,411,
Rialle, 1993, Ityalle, 53, 7t,
l{vealle, lï, adj. royal, nglv,
hle ; superl, reeste, 175,
ealtee, s. royalty, 135, 228, 423 ;
I. ryaHtes, 31, ryalltez 1665,
royaltez, 4005.
ebanes, s. 1l. fibbons, 3255.
l:ebawde, s. ribald, c, va,a-
bond, 1333; /. rebawdez, 116,
1705.
ebawdom, adj. ribald, 456.
ebeHe, adj. rebeHio, 2040.
Iebuke, v. 1333 ; p.p. rebede,
455, rehuked, 1445, rehuskkyde,
223, rebuykyde, 86ï, 105, 2153.
]1eche, v. reach, strech forth
hand in givin or receiving ; hence,
hand over, eive, Iake, draw, &c.,
. reehes, 1111, 252, rechez,
ret. raghte. 2ï66, raughte, 1527,

1 S.4, 335-2, rawghte, 3456, rechede,
1090, 3350, 4:18; p./. raghte,
2666, rechide, 10:t3.
Beched, s. (?)richness, 3263.
Beches, s. riches, wealth, 266î,
3571.
Recheste, adj. richest, 155.
Reconsaillez, v. 3 s. reconci]cs,
3130.
P, ecreaunt, adj. recreant, 2334.
l,ed, 2032. ,See Rede, v.
P, eddour, s. fear, dread, 100, 485,
141S. Su. Goth. rtedde, fear.
Reddour, s. rigour, 1406. O. Fr.
redour, reddur, rigour, severity.
Rede, 550, 2369, 1Red, 2932, v.
advise ; interpret, 3"»2S ; v./. rede,
discerned, 921.
:Rede, 995. 2144, eedde, 3157,
leede, 7'35, 15:6, adj. red.
P, edely, 172, 2070, IIedily, 363,
Redyly, 1.207, 15.6, adv. readily,
quickl:y.
:Redene. 8ee 12,yde.
:Redy, v. make readv, prepare,
4137; vl. re@es,
edyne. ,S'ee yde.
eedde. ee I:,ede.
Refe, v. rob, takc away, deprive
of: lret, refede, 959, refte, 95,
175 ; /.p. refede, 1..20, refte,
1"206, lî33, rewede, 3315.
1Regale, s. regalia, 4207.
Poegestre, s. rester, 113.
Reghte, adv. right, 1057, 1668,
just, 1301.
:Reghttes, v. 3 s. rights, puts to
rights, 3S15; /1. reghttez, 145,
ryghtteue, 615.
egne, 398, Reonne, 4005,
R.vagae, 31, v. reign ; 3 s. regnes,
310, regnez, 287, ryngnes,
L rengnez, 865; yrd. regnede,
293, 3"273, rengnede, 3"27"2, reynede,
175,rsngaede, 2"2S ; i./. regnandc,
2665.

GLOSSAR[AL I.DEX.

185

P, ehersene, v. relate, tell, say,
32"29 ; 3 8. rehersys, 3"206; pret.
rehersede, 1666.
Rehetes, 411, I'«hctez, 3198, v.
3 8. cheers; pret. rehctcde, 2"21.
O.Fr. rehaiter.
Rcke, s. smoke, 1041.
]ekcneste, adj. (1) quickest,
readiest, 40M. A.S. recew, soon,
quiekl.
ekenyng, 1678, ckky-nynge,
102, s. reekonig, aeeount.
ekke, v. teck, eare, 995, .0040 ;
pret. roughtc, cared for, 3"275.
Rekkene, v. reckon, 1275, 233i.
eklesse, adj. reckless, earelcss,
9-2, 1670.
Relayes, v. pL relax, slacken,
15"29.
eleuis, ,. pL ral]y, .0-078 ; pret.
releuyde, 223; T-T- releuede,
1207.
elikkes, s. pL relies, 4-007.
elyes, 4-°91, :Relyez, 1882, v. TI.
rail)' ; pret. relede, 1391.
:Relys, v. 3 s. reels, 279L
cmenaunt, s. remnant, remain-
der, 1553.
emmes. See cwme.
emmes, -°197, I'emys, 4155, r.
3 s. shouts, cries out ; Tret. rcmyd,
3S9&.
cmowes, v. 3 s. removes, 1761.
l%nayede, adj. renegade, having
renounced their faith, 2913, 357"2,
3892.
engnede, engnez. See egne.
enke, s. man, 1057 ; pL reukes,
1410, renkkes, 391,199L renkys,
17, 147, rennkkez, 215.
ennene, v. pl. run, 200.
Rente, s. rent, tribute, 465; pl.
reniez, 103, 995, rcnttez, 1599,
1667.
Rependez, v. I d. bang back, 2107.

Repent, v. 1)tel. repented, 389t ;
repent, imTers. . 1392.
Requit, p.p. paid, 1680.
Rere, v. more, -°810. Cf. Dan.
tf re dg, to hestir oneself.
ereage, s. arrears, 1680.
Rerebrace, s. 2566. "From tho
French arriere-bras. That part of
plate armour which eovered the
arm from the shoulder to the elbow.
In the reign of Eward II. only
one plate at first proteeted the arm
outside, being put on the sleeve of
mail ; but afterwards the rerebrace
beeame a cylinder, consisting of
two halves joined with hinges and
elasps." Meyrick, Gloss[tr. of Mili-
tary Terres.
Pererys, v. 3 s. rears, 4249 ; p.p.
rereryde, 4"250.
Rerewarde, s. rearmaard, 1430,
15.7, 176"2.
Resaywe, v. receive, 3587.
Rescewe, 1752, Reschewe, 2243,
Reseowe, 4131, ». reseue; T-P. re-
sehowede, 6.
Resehewe, 3859, Reschewes, 433,
Reseowe, 1953, Reseows, 4137, 8.
reseue, deliveranee.
Resonabillye, ado,. reasonably,
1508.
Resone, -0041, Rcsoune, 174, 1668,
s. rcason, account.
estreynede,p.p. restrained, .0041.
etenewys, 3572, ]getenuz, 1334,
1655, 266t, s. TL retainers,
followers.
Retournes, v. pL turn back,
1395.
Reuare, 62, 1455, eyuere, 424,
Ryuere, 1"29"2, 8. river.
Reuaye, 3275, Ryvaye, 3999, v.
hunt by a river. "Rioier, rireier,
chasser en rivière." Bur#uy tmder
Rouelle, s. 1667.

186 GLO88ARIAL INDEX.

Ieuellc, v. 1969.
leucngyde, P4»- avenged, 1204.
Reuerssede, v. l»'«t, turned down,
2070; p.p. rcuersside, tumed up,
trimmed, 3-)55.
euertcde, v. Tret. turncd over,
2918.
Reueste, 17.1». dressed, clothcd,
:Rewdly. ,'ee uydly.
ewe, v. have pity, 866; cause
regret, 16î8 ; 3 s. rewes, 3272.
ewedc. See Refe.
]:ewfulle, adj. rueful, pitiful, sad,
109.
]cwfully, ado'. rucfully, sadly,
1533.
ewghe. ȍee ewflm.
ewllez, 1672, Rewlys, 509, v. 3
s. rules, govcrs ; pl. reles, 1OE55,
rcwlys, 76; p.p. rcwlyde, 5.
ewrae, s. realm, 1207 ; p
rcvmes, 5"2, 66, 4"25, femmes, 49.
ewthe, 888, 1430, 2197, Iewghe,
359, ». piv, compassion, sorrow;
rethe 'ekes, sotrof deeds,
3-53, 3894:.
:Rcynedc. ,_%e Regne.
lqeyuere. ,See euare.
]=;ialle. See l,eale.
iatours, s. Id. ravagers, 2034.
I:,ichcly, ado. 173.
/icheste, edj. 147.
]igge, s. back, 800. A.S. hrycg.
:Rightene, v. pl. put right, 1525.
/-ightewissly, e,_lc, rightcously,
]55.
ightwis, adj. righteous, 3989.
Riotes. See l!yot.
Riotous. A:ee Ryotous.
iste, 1969, Ryste, 108, 423, v.
test ; 3 s.rystcz, 2170 ; pret. ristcd,
485, rystedc, 53 ; T.T. ristc, 2"235,
ryste,

Rittez, 2138, ittis, 3753, v.
break, tear.
Roche, s. rock, 1146, 3601.
Rochclle, . a kind of wine, 203.
Rode. ,See L'yde.
Rode, s. food, cross, 3217, 3559.
A.S. rdd.
Rog, s. (?) crowd, 3272. Ste toge
in Ihrc.
Roggede, v. pret. shook, 784.
Rollede, p.p. enrolled, 2641.
Romawns, s. dal. romances, 3200.
:[tomcde, v. 2fret. roared, 784.
:Romyez, v. 3 s. roars, 888 ; 1,»'et.
romyede, 112 [.
Rongene. ,ee Rynge.
Ronnene. ee Byne.
Roo, s. test, peste, quiet, 1751,
362, 439. A.S. row.
Roo, s. wheel, 3374. Ff. row,
Lat. rota.
Boo, s. roe, 922, 4000. A.S. rd.
Boode. ,ee Iyde.
ose]de, 2880, losselde, £793,
adj. (?) brandished, shaken. Ci'.
8w. ruslda, to shake ; E. rttile.
Rosers, s. id, rosetrees, 923.
Bosse, s. rose, 3457.
L'ossclde. ,ee Roseldê.
Rossete, adj. russct, 237.
I',ostcz, s. pl. toasts, 1049.
Roughte. See Rckke.
L'oungene. ee I,ynge.
Rowelle, s. whecl, 3262. "l-?oele,
roele, roelle, roue, petite roue,
rond, cercle ; de roM«.'"
Rowm, 1454, Rowme, 391, 432,
Rovmme, 470, adj. roomy, spa-
cious.
Powte, v. sleep ; lit,. snore, 108.
Rowte, 719, lî63, Rowtt, 1656,
Rowttc, 390, 456, . company,
troop.

Powtte, s. road, way, 379.
Ioy, 411, 1670, Poyc, 3200,
3"273, a. king. [r. roi, Lat. tex.
Royaltez. See Realtee.
ungcnc. See Rynge.
Rusche, v. rush, £dl; cast, hurl,
]339, thrust, 2S$0 ; 3 ». rusches,
falls, 2341, 2794, ruschez, rushes,
39"2, ruysches, 2983; l,l. ruschcs,
2550, ruysschcs, hurl, dash, 2913;
preL ruschcdc, 279"2, 2S9, ruschte,
1"20.
]usclêde, adj. ()ruckled, wrin-
kled, 1096. Cf. ruck in 1Yedg-
wood.
uyd, 1096, Puyde, 1049, 1057,
133"2, adj. rude.
uydly, 785, 794, Puyd]yehe,
] 77, Rewdly, 2810, adv. rudely.
uysches, luysschcs. See l'usche.
Ilyalle. See J:eale.
Ryalltez. See Itealtce.
]-tyally, adr. royally, 1472, 3613.
l'ybbez, 1134, Itybbys, l151, s.
lL ribs.
ltyehe, o«'. 108, 833.
],'ydde, ««lj. tierce, 411î'. Sec
Rid in Jamieson.
Ryde, v. ride, 1876 ; 3 s. ryddis,
3540; pl. ryddez, 2849, rydene,
2b09; preg. rade, 294, 853, rode,
1953, roodc, 9"20 ; pret. L rcdenc,
4S5; p./. redenc, 2598, redyne,
5, 100.
yealle. 8ee eale.
Ryfe, 362, ywe, 2439, v. rive,
rend, split, pierce ; 3 «. ryfez, 94,
1474, ryvys, 38 ;/)l. ryffes, '2913.
Ryghtc, aàv. straight, 889.
Ryghttene. ee Rcghttes.
P, yghttcz, 894, 1439, 12yghtys,
610, «./L
yghtwise, adj. righteous, 866.
:Ryndes, 3363,12yndcz, 92 l, 1884,
«. an trecs.

Pyne, v. run, 109, 3990; 3 s.
rynnez, 1121, rynnys. 31, 6"2, 540;
oeret, fane, 15"26, '2881, rynnyde,
2965, rynnyd, 9"0; preg.l, ron-
nene, 9"2 " ; i. T- ry,nan¢lC, 39"2,
7'JS.
ynge, v. ring, 4332 ; p.p. rungene,
463, mungene, 1587, rongene, 976.
Ryngne, P, yngnede, llyngnes.
See Regne.
Pynisch, e«dj. either Rhcnish, or
strange, foreign, .203. See Rudsel
in Glossa .ry to Alliterative Poems.
12ynnande, Itylmez, ynnyde, &e.
See 1Ryne.
l'ynsede, p.p. rinsed, 3375.
12,yot, 456, 785, P, yott, 3Il,
l=tyotle, 9.23, 1S83, v. ravage; (with
the rcflexive pronoun) run riot ; 3
«. ryottez, 619, riotes, 317.
I'yotous, 379, o
4., Pdotous, 363,
12,yotte, s. uncontrolled license,
riot, 294, 412; 1l. riotes, 3S8,
ryotcs, 3S93.
12ype, v. search, 187 ; 3 s. types,
940.
llysses, v. 3 s. rises, 3660.
yste, ystede, &c. See istc.
Ryues, s. 1,1. (.) 1764.
R3a'aye. ,b'ee 12a.uayc.
Pyve (-- aryve), v. land, 3896.
l'yvys, 12,ywe. S'ee P, yfe.

Sa, adv. so, 3796, 3870.
Sabylle, 771, Sable, 2027, s.
sable, black.
Sadde, «dj. satisficd, 847. Gcr.
sali.
Sade, adj. sad, 3948 ; com], sad-
date, 289.
Sadilles, 1801, Sadyllcs, 1855, s.
pl. saddles.
Sadly, 331, 1685, 2466, Sadd]y,
1,t58, adv.

]8 GLOSSARLLL IDEX.

Sale, v. save, 3051.
Sagge, adj. sage, wise, 814.
Saghetylle, v. bccome reconciled,
330.
Saise, v. 3 s. says, 1162; imlo. 2
pl. saisc, 1"267.
Sakles, 3986, 3992, Sake].es,
3399, adj. innocent.
Sale, s. hall, 82, 91,134, 409.
Salle, 136J,. l?ead Sable.
Salle, v. shall, 16, 105, shalt, 111,
152.
Salue, v. salure; 3 s. saluT, 87;
pret. salued, 82, salu]edc, 953.
Salue, s. salve; pl. saluez, 2691.
Salue, v. heal, 932 ; 1)4). saluede,
2907.
Sandes, 513. lerhaps a mistake
for sa Mesman.
Sandes-mane, s. messenger, 1419 ;
pl. sandismene, 266.
Sare, ad. sore, sorely, 134, 2248.
,qatanase, s. Satan, 3812.
Satilles, v. 2l. settle, descend,
265.
Saughte, s. peace, reeoneiliation,
lOOï, 15t5, 305")..
Saule, 666, 1062, Saulle, 2192,
Sarde, 1169, ». soul.
Saunke, s. blood, 179.
S2wghte, o,lj. at peace, reconcilcd,
peaceable, 319t, 402.
Sawle. See Saule.
Sawtere, 3316, Sawtire, 3421, s.
psaltcr.
Sawturoure, s. sa]tire, one of the
ordinaries in heraldry, 418"2.
Say-ne, v. bless, cross (oneself),
969; loret, sayned, 10i2, saynned,
966.
Scathylle. Sec Skathclle.
Schadande, i. p. shedding, flow-
ing, 35t5.
Shafte, s. shaft (of a spear), 2169.

Schaft-monde, s. 2546, 3843,
43"2. "'A measure, ri'oto ihc iop
of the extended lhumb 1o Ihc ut-
most part of the paire, which in a
tall man is about six inc]les, or
ha|f a foot."--Bosworth's A..
Diet. under Seteft-muM.
Sehake, v. shake, 1,roeeed, 1213,
199"2.
Schakke, s. sudden movement,
1759.
Schalke --chalk, 1226, 1363.
Schalke, s. man, 1098, 2170,
schalkes, 1SSî, schalkez, "2)11.
Schalle, v. shall, 7,148,shalt, 102.
Schalyde, p4). scaled, 766.
Schamely, «dt,. shamefully, 2616.
Schamesdede, s. dce,l of shamc, 3.
Schanke, s. shank, leg, 3845 ; pL
schankez, 1099.
Schape, v. shape, f,orm, prepare,
32, 132I, 2588, 300; I»'et.
schoupe, 3599.
Schappe]y, ado. fitly, 2333.
Schappes, v. 3 s. shapes, dcstines,
lï16.
Schare. See Sche,.
Scharlctte, s. scarlet, 3459.
Scharpe, s. 3841.
Scharpely, dr. sharply, smartly,
1 "). 1 "L 2.29,
Schathe. See Skathe.
Schawe, 2406. Read Schewe.
Schawe, s. wo,l, 1765 ",
scha,es, 17-3, 160.
Schaylande, w/j. (.) scaly, 1098.
S¢hede, 2922, Schedde, 3398, v.
pret. shed, poured.
Scheene, 1760, 2457, S«hene,
2 19, 371-7, 8chenne, 676, adj.
fait, beautifu[.
Seheftcne, Scheftys. 8ce Skyfte.
Schel, le, 914, II lO, Sel*ihle, 3714,
8chylde, 29S1, s. shicld ;
scheldez, 595, scheldys, 255.

GLOSBARIAL IXDEX. 189

8chel01e, v. shield, 3.
Schcl01yde, adj. having shields,
1856.
Scheltrone, 2106, 2922, Schil-
tronc, 1856, Sheltrone, 199"2, 8.
troop, hand ; pl. schilt rounis, 1765,
schiltrouns, 1813, 2210. The older
for,n is 8chiltru». A.8. 8c,jld,
shield, lruma, troop.
8chcnchipe, s. disgraee, 4299.
Schcndc, v. ruin, disace, con-
found, 21.35.
Schcne. A'ee Scheene.
Sehepe, s. sheep, 2922.
Schere, v. shear, eut, 2546; 3 ».
seherys, 3600; pret. schare, 383,
scherde, 1856, 255.
Scherenkene. Sec Schrenkys.
Schethede, p.p. sheathed, 3852.
Scheuerede, v. l,r,,t, shivered,
split, 1813; p.p. scheueride, 378.
Schcwe, v. show, 191, 1183, ap-
pear, 1717 ; i schewene, 57.
Schewynge, . showing, manifest-
ation, 34ol.
Schifte, Schiftys. ,.gee Skyfte.
Schildc. Ste Schelde.
Schiltrone, Schiltrounis. Sec
8cheltl'one.
Schippcmene, s. 2,1. shipnen,
sailors, 1212.
Schirc, 1760, 2169, Schyre, 1213,
3600, ««/j. bright.
Schirreues, s. pl. sheriffs, 725.
Scho, pron. she, 853, 860.
Schoderede, 3844, Schoderide,
2106, 8chodirde, 4234, 8chodyrde,
21;9, ». pret. shuddered, shook,
quivered.
Schokke, v. shock, jog, more or
throw with violence, 411; 3 8.
schokkes, 3816, 3852, 4235; pL
schokkes, 1759.
Scholde, 1031, 1719, Schoulde,
3611, v. should.

Schone, s. pl. shoes, 3471.
Schone, 1717, 1719, Schoune,
314, v. shun, avoid, get or keep out
of the way ; 3 s. schownnes, 3599.
Schonte, Schontez. SeeSchountes.
Schore, s. score, 2344, 3577.
Schorte, at the, shortly, soon,
1325.
Schotande. Sec Schotte.
Schotene, v. Tf. shut, 749.
Schotte, v. shoot, 1992 ;
sehottes, 2'26 ; pret. schotte, 1765 ;
i. p. schotande, 1766.
Schotte, s. shot, shooting, 2105,
2.28 ; pl. schotys, 36-.).7.
Schotte-mene, s. 2I. shooters,
267.
Schouellc-fotede, adj. shovel-
footed, 1098.
Schouene, 2333, Schoue, 2335, v.
lret, pl. shaved.
Schoulders, s. pl. shoulders, 2546.
Schoune. A'ee Schone.
Schountes, 3816, Schownttes,
3715, 382, 8chuntes, 1055, v. 3
8. turns aside, shrinks away, hesi-
rates, dclays ; pl. scl,ontcz, lî59 ;
pret. schonte, 2106, :428, schounte,
ï36 ; i»p. 2 8. schunte, 132.
Schoupe. Sec Schape.
Schove, v. shove, thrust, 3847.
Schowande, i. p. (l.) shuflting,
1099.
Schownnes. Sec Schone.
Schownttes. Sec Schountes.
Schragges, s. Tl. jagged ends, 347 3.
Schrede, v. pret. eut, 2211, 4167 ;
p.p. schrede, 2688.
Schrede, 3991, Schreede, 767,
p.p. clothed.
Schredez, 905, Schredys, 3473,
8. pl. shreds.
Schrenkys, v. 3 s. shrinks, 4234
îl. scherenkeae, 2105 ;

190 «ossaoE Dx.

schrenkede, wr/nkled, 2211; i. p.
schrenkande, wrinkling, 1857.
Schrewe, s. wicked person, 2779.
Sehrifte, s. shrift, confession, o588.
Schrinkande, L p. shrin-lHng,
wrinkling, ï67.
8chrowde, s. dress, 3628. A.8.
crtM, garment.
Schryfe, v. confess, 3400.
Schrympe, 8. deformed creature,
monster (applied to a dragon), 767.
Schrynede, p.p. shrined, 3991.
Schulde, v. should, 3183, 3791.
Schuldrez, 1157, Schuldyrs, 3294,
8choulders, 25t6, s. pl. shou]ders.
Schunte,Schuntes. ,SeeSchountes.
Schwede -- schewede, showed,
4233.
Schyfte. ,ee Skyfte.
Schylde. ,S'ee Schelde.
Schynbawde, s. 3846, seems to
mean lhereave or shin-plate ; but
the form of the word leads one to
ihink that if originally meant sMi-
belt, probably a piece of chain-ar-
mour or other defence hound round
tbe leg. Sec Glossary io S.¢r Ga-
wayne, ed. Madden. Compare
Eng. baldrick and Lat. balteu.s.
"He, and his gambesons, glomede
als gledys,
With gravnes of rubyes, that gray-
thedè were gaye
And his schene schynhawdes,
scharpe for to schrede."
Yhe .ttrMyr of dcthure, ed.
Madden, .tanza xxxi.
Sehyre. ,S,,e Schire.
Scoulders, 766. Read Schoulders.
Scrippe, s. 3471.
Seche, Sechis. Sec Seke.
See s. seat, 3291, 3350.
Sec, s. sea, 490, 1402.
Seegge, s. seat» pmi)er place,
2t78.

Seegge. Sce Segge.
Seese, v. pL sec, 1405.
Segge, 134, 1043, Seegge, 1574,
. man; /gL seggcz, 1t20, 1t2:2.
A.S. ecg.
Segge, 355, . siege.
Seggede, v. 1»tel. besieged, 3011.
Segzmurry, s. lordship, 528.
Sekadrisses, s. 1,I« 2283. Ther«
is surely some mistake here ; per-
haps we ought fo read eoadrille
-- crocodiles (compare 8pan. coco.
drillo) or cokatrise, -hich may
bave the saine meaning, since Ro-
quefort gives, "' Coca/rite, cocalrix:
Crocodile. » Either suits the allit-
eration, gives some sense, and
might by a s]ight mistake of
scribe be turned into
which gives no sense at ail. Croco-
diles in a Roman camp are hot
more out of place lhan camels and
elephants are vhen erossing the
Alps with cotfins on their Icks!
8ce p. 69.
Seke, adj. sick, 15;'4.
Seke, 105, 937, 1296, Scche,
3"233, v. seek, make for, go (to-
wards); 2 . sechis, 3507; pret.
$oghte, 1011. soughe, 7-20, 21 î0 ;
inf. sekene, 898 ;/9./9. soghte, 1171.
Sekere, 1173, 1458, Sekire, 4313,
8ekyre, 78, 551, adj. sure, sale,
trusty ; comp. sekerarc, 3259 ;
superL sekereste, 149"2.
Sekerly, 441,969, Sekirly, 3499,
8ekyrly, 439, 14)0, ado. surely,
certainly, safely.
Sekire, v. ensure, 2585, 3804.
Sektour, s. executor, 665.
Selcouthe, 75, 1298, 3531, Sel-
kouthe, 19t5, adj. strange, rarc.
Seldene, ado'. seldom, 1163.
Sele, s. seal, 85.
Sellerie, 331, 338, Seluene, 1, 8,
8ehyne, 10, 3:, self.
Selkouthe. ,See Selcouthe.

OLOSSa, ,XDEX. 191

Sdkouthely, ada strangely, 3252.
Selkylde, 3356. Perhaps mis-
wr]tten for ' 8erkylde,' encircled.
Seluene, Seluyne. See Selfene.
Semblant, s. show, splendour, 75,
410.
Semble, v. assemble, gather, meet,
63, 967 ; yL sembles, 374.8 ; Tret.
semb]ede, 409, 1457; ¥. sem-
hlde, 70.
Semes, 1672, Semez, 133, 1162,
Semis, 1418, i»qer«, v. seems;
pvet. semede, 123, semyde, 193. It
is often used with the objective
case of the personal pronouns : the
semes = thou seemest, 1672 ; them
semyde = they scemed, 193.
Semliche, 3947, Senflyclw, 655,
8emly, 410. 199, adj. seemly,
comely, goodly.
Semliche, 3316, Semlyly, 378î,
ado. in a comely manner, well.
Sen, 127, 142, Sene, 526, 952,
adv. or co,,j, since.
Sendelle, s. fine linen, 2299.
Sengely, 2434, Sengilly, 471,
259"2, Sengly, 37"29, adv. singly,
alone.
Sent, ». seent, 1040.
Sent, ». assent, consent, 1628,
2615, 3065.
Sepulture, s. burial, 4340.
Sere, adj. various, diverse, separ-
are, 19"2, 607, 1576, 3195.
Serfe, v. serve, 1220 ; pret. ser-
fede, 89"2.
Serfede, 1068. A'ee Serues.
Sergeaunt, s. servant, 632 ;
sergeantes,
Serte, s. desert, 2926 ; pl. ser4es,
513. Compare serve for deserve.
Seruez, v. zv. serve, 1168.
Serues, v. pl. deserve, 1315 ; 1».1 ».
seruede, 2590, scrfede, 1068.
Ses, v. 3 s. sees, ,9, 1.

Sesez, v. 3 s. seizes, 1500.
Seside, v. prel. put in possession,
3065; p.¥. sessedc, 960S.
Sessede, v. preL ceased, 2132.
Sesyne, s. seizin, 3588.
Sete, 3315, Serte, 1305, s. seat.
Seterdaye, s. Saurday, 15hO,
31ï6.
Seghene. 8ee Sythene.
Setille, s. settle, seat, 3270.
Seuende, a«O'. seventh, 488.
Seuenschore, seven score, 3788.
Seuenyghte, s. week, 153, 3S0,
3lS.
Sewes, s. 1,1. stews, pottages, 192.
Sewe, v. follow, 2927; Fret.
sewede, 3$8 ; i.p. sewande, 81.
Sex, ad.A. six, 354, 380 ; sex
sure  six in ail, 471.
Sextc, adj. sixth, 3316, 3416.
Sextene, a,lj. sixteen, 81, 105.
Sexti, Sexty, adj. sixty, 179,
210, 601.
Sexti-faflde, a«O'. sixtyfohl, 2299.
Seyne, s. sign, 2055, 280.
Seyne, il.p. seen, 3985.
Seyne, ado,. afterwards, 188, 192,
282, 1591.
Seyngnour, 3313, Se3mlowr %
219, s. lord ; pL seynowres, 1577.
SeynL s. sain, 1169 ; 1,l. seyntez,
1163, 116.
Sheltmne. ee Seheltrone.
Sibb, 3984, Sybb, 645, 3891,
Syhbe, 681, adj. rclated, akin.
Siche. ee Swylke.
Siluere, s. 1165.
Silueryne, adj. ruade of si]ver,
185.
Sigulere, adj. single, by himself,
Sir, 3288, Syr, 3312, Syre, 3134,
. lord.

] 92 GLOSSARIAL IX'DEX.

Sittande, L p. becoming, suitable,
953, 1501.
Sittandly, adv. becomingly, 159.
Sittene, l).p. sat, 3291.
Skalopis, s. 1,1. scallop-shells,
37t.
Skape, v. escape, 15G2.
Skathe, 1G43, 1841, 3119, Scha-
the, 29"2, s. hurt, damage.
Skathelle, 1642, Scathylle, 32,
adj. hurfful.
Skathlye, adj. hurtfu], 15G2.
Skayles, v. 3 s. scalcs, 3034.
Skayres, v. 3,1. scare, frighten,
2t68.
Skewe, v. eschew, escape, 1562.
Skfftez. See Skyfte.
Skilfidle, mO'. reasonable, right,
1561.
Skomfite, s. discomfit, 2335.
Skomfite, p.p. discomfited, 1644.
Sk«mfitoure, s. discomfiter, one
who discomfits, 16tt.
Skomfyture, s. discomfiture, 1561.
Skorno, v. seorn, 16t2; l)ret.
skornede, 1St0.
Skornefulle, adj. 1840.
Skotiferis, 3034, Skottefers, 2468,
,. pl. shicld-bearers. Compare Lat.
seutiferi, squires.
Skouerours, s. pl. explorers, scouts,
3118.
Skoulkery, s. 1Lu'king, ambush,
16tL
Skowtte-waches, s. ivl. scntinels,
2168.
Skrogges, 1641, 8kroggêz, 1647,,
. l. stunted bushes, shruhs.
8'FOff.
Skulker, s. 3119.
Skyfte, 1643, Schifte, 1213,
1325, v. shift, dispose, manage; 3
s. skiftez, 1561, skvftys, 3"2; pl.
skyftçs, 117, schifiys, 7"25, schef-

tene, 36"27, schcftys, t56, schyfle,
3St7; i»,p. 2 s. schsft, llï.
Skylle, s. reason, skill, 32.
Skyrmys, v. 11. fight, vkirmish,
2t67.
Slade, s. green valley, 2978.
Slakes, v. 3 s. slackens, loosens,
3"2"20.
Slakkes, s. 1)1. (?) pools of water
in slack or hollow places, 719.
Slale, «dj. (?) 3117.
Slaughte, s. slaughter, 2675.
Slawe, adj. slow, du]l, 40t4.
Slawyne, s. slavein, pilmSm's
mantle, 3t74.
Slayne, I).P. slain, 1824, -'2977.
Sleghe, adj. sly, eunning, elever,
297S.
Sleghte, 3°20, Sleyghte, 3418,
40t5, s. sleight, skill, craft.
Sleghte, p.p. slipped, 2675.
Slely, 3855, Sleyghly, 2975,
Slevghely, 43"21, ado. slily, prud-
endy, cleverly.
Slêpe, v. sleêp, 4044.
Sleppes, v. 3 s. slips, 2976 ; Tret.
sleppid, 3S5t.
Slewe, c. lret. 3418.
Slewthe, s. sloth, 3221.
Sleyghly, Sleyghêly. See Slely.
Sleyghte. Sec Sleghte.
Slode, v. l»ret, slid, 3854.
Slomowre, s. slumber, 3221.
Slolnyre, v. slumber, 4044.
Slongene, I».P. slung, .'2978, 4321.
Sloppes, s. 1»I. pools, 3923.
Slote, 2254, Slotte, 2975, s. pit
of the stomaeh.
Slottede, lzp. stabbed in the pit
of the stomaeh, 3S53.
Sloughe, 23, Slowghe, 4045,
Slewe, 3tlS, v.lret, slew.
lowde, s. slush, sludge, 3719.

GLOSSAR|AL INDEX. 193

Slowghe. See Sloughe.
Slydande, i. 1». sliding, 2976.
Slyke, adj. such, 3719. See
Swylke.
Slyng, v. 3 s. slings, throws,
3"2"20, 3855.
Slytte, ». slit, 3853.
Slyttes, v. 3 ». slits, 2254, 29î5.
Smyttes, 2.564, Smyttez, 1148,
v. 3 . smites.
Snel]e, adj. swift, 57.
Socoure, v. succour, 2276.
Socoure, 2317, Socure, 1438, s.
8uccour.
Sodanly, 80, 599, 1422, Sodayn-
liche, 3"270, Sodaynly, 632, 1980,
adv. suddenly.
Softe, adj. softening, melting,
3983.
Softene, v. soften, ease, 2691.
Soghte. See Seke.
Soiorne, 4027, Soiourne, 4042, v.
sOjOUrlL
Solauce, s. solace, recreation, 239,
659.
Solemply, 3196, 3805, Solemp-
nely, 1948, Solempnylye, 525, adv.
solenmly.
Solempnitee, s. solemnity, 514.
Soin, adj. some, 3683.
Somercastelle, s. wooden tower,
3033.
Somme, s. sure, 448, 2347.
Somond, 1212, Somounde, .52.5,
v. pret. summoned  .p. somonde,
140, sommonde, 267.
Somouns, s. summons, 91, 104.
Sonde, s. something sent, 2511.
Sonde, s. sand, 3728, 3745.
Sondire, 2182, Sondxe, 1123,
Sondre, 1388, 1482; in s.--
a$111{ler.
Sondirwise, adv. separately, 3529.
}IORTE , RTHUE.

Sone, s. son, 1945.
Sone, 170, 1022, Sonne, 2222,
ado. soon.
Songene, v. lret. 1»1. sang, 745,
2674.
Sonne, 1978, 2.511, Sone, 4035,
Sonondaye, s. Sunday, .501, 2482.
Soo, ado. so, 1841.
Sope, s. sup, hasty meal, 1890.
Soppe, s. crowd, company, troop,
band, 1493, 2818, 3ï"29.
Sore, s. diseaoe, 932.
Sore, ade. sorely, 1173; coin_p.
sorere, I163.
Sorowe, s. 1138, 2224.
Sçte, s. troop, company, hand,
63, 410, 1575 ; pl. sortes, 606.
Sothe, adj. true, 1686 ; for sothe,
truly, 1087.
Sothe, s. truth, 3229.
Sothely, adv. truly, l ï2, 239,
319.
Sort, 1044, Sotte, 847, 1060, s.
sot.
Soueraygne, dj. 116î.
Soueraygme, 128, 1330, Soue-
raygne, 141, . sovereign ; pl. soue-
rayngcz, 1960.
Soughte. See Seke.
Souppe. 5'ee Sowpe.
Sowdane, s. soldan, sultan, 590,
1"295; pl. sowdanes, 593.
Sowdeours, s. pL hired warriors,
mercenaries, 551, 593, 29"25, 2938.
Sowe, s. some warlike enginc,
3033. Sce Sow in Jamieson.
Sowmes, s. pl. su_ms, 1627.
Sownde, «dj. 1577.
Sowpe, 1298, Souppe, 3805, ,,.
sup ; 3 . sowppes, 10"25 ; pret.
sowpped, 409; i. p. sowpa,de,
1044.
Sowper, s. supper, 1022.
13

]- CLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Sovre, 1041. Rpad Sowrs, source.
Sowte. ,Sec Soyte.
Soyte, 81, 3931, Sowte, 3941, s.
suit, company.
Spakely, adv. swiftly, quickly,
2063.
Spalddyd, p.p. split, 3699.
Spanne, s. span, 2060.
Spayre, s. the spare r thin part
of the body, the wait, 2060.
Specyal]e, adj. 999.
Spede, v. rare, succeed, 2414,
speed, hasten, 2,I6; pret. spede,
1795; ¥.p. spede, 3016.
Speke, v. speak, 2415; 3 s.
spekes, 2063.
Spekes, s. pl. spokes (of a wheel),
3264, 3311.
Speltis, s. pL thin streaks or
splinters, 326.
Spencis, s. pl. expenditure, 3163.
Spendyde, v.  ret. spcnt, 235.
Spere, s. spear, 1794; pl. sperys,
1898.
8pere-lenghe, adj. spearlength, of
the length of a spear, 3311.
SpeD% . spirit, 4327.
Spille, v. perish, 2415 ; pl. spillis,
destroy, 3159.
Sl,leene , . 9061.
Si, lenL . splint, 2061. "Splents.
In aneient armour, several little
plates that rus over each other,
and proteeted ihe inside of the
arm." tlalliwdl. They were also
worn on ihe leg (sec Jamieson
under Spl«»Ks), and probably on
othet parts of the hody.
Splentide, p.p. splinted, adorned
witll splinters, 3"26.
Sponene, p.p. spun, 999.
8pmrres, 483, Spurres, 2416, s.
pl. spurs.
Spraddene. ,_qee Sprede.

Sprangene. 8ce Sprynges.
Sprede, v. spread, 3158; pret.
sprede, 2062 ; laret, pl. spraddeue,
3310.
Sprente, 2062, 3310, Sprentyde,
3700, v. laret, sprag, leapt.
Springande, 8prongene. ee
8prynges.
Sproulez, v. 3 s. spraw]s, 2063.
Sprynges, v. 3 s. springs, 3162
pl. spryngene, 3158; preL
sprangene, 4S3; i. p. sprin_ande,
3"265; p.p. sprongene, 1943,ïaurst,
179, spronngene, 3699.
Spycerye, s. 162.
Spytte, s. spite, 270.
Sqwyere, s. squire, 1179.
Stade, p.p. set, placed, 1926.
Stake, v. put on a stake, 1178.
Stale, s. company, troop, 377,
1355, 135, 193"2 ; pl. stales, 1980.
Stalkis, v. 3 s. 3466.
Statu, s. foreship, 3664.
Stamyne, s. some part of a ship
3658.
Standerde, s. 2080.
Statte, s. state, tank, 157.
Stedde, p.p. beset, 2824, 4133.
Stede, s. stead, place, 1748, 2824.
Stede, s. steed, horse, 1355; pl.
stedes, 1280, stedys, 1488, 1647.
Stekes, v. 1,1. stick, stab, 3126 ;
3 . stekys, 3S2); yret. stekede,
148S.
8tele, s. steel, 131, 1487.
Stelene, 1488, 2129, Stelyne,
135, adj. steclen, ruade of steel.
Stepes, v. 3 s. steps, 1229.
8terape, 2692, 8terep¢, 916, s.
stirrup ; pL sterapes, 3S'23.
8tere-bourde, 745, Stere-burde,
3fi65, s. starhoard.
Sterenefulle, 3824, Sterynfulle,
269.2, adj. stern, tierce.

(]LOSSARIAL INDEX. 195

Steride, Steris. See Stirc.
Stertez, 1104, Sterttes, 1355,
Stirttez, 193"2, Slyrtez, 1152, v. 3
$. starts ; pl. stttes, 269"2 ; pret.
sterte, 916.
Steryne, 157, 377, 735, Sterynne,
36"2"2, adj. stern; superl, steryn-
neste, 3872.
Sterynly, adv. stern]y, 745, 2130.
Sterys. Sec Stire.
Steucn, s. voice, 2531, 4269.
Stewede, v. pret. enclosed, 1489.
"Estuier: Serrer, mettre dans un
" étui, cacher, enfermcr, renfermer,
envelopper, emprisonner."--Roqae-
fort.
Stire, 2823, Styre, 4038, v. stir,
more; 3 s. sterys, 917;p/. steris,
29"23, 3658; pret. steride, 1793 ;
imp. 2 pl. stirrez, 1748.
Stirttes, Stirttez. See Stertez.
Sti3ttelys , v. pl. arrange, 3622.
Stodde, Stode. Sec Stondez.
Stokes, s. pl. (0 estocs, or stab-
bing swords, 1 36.
Stokes, v. pl. stab, 2554. " Esto-
quer, estoquier : Frapper, pousser,
casser, rompre, briser." Roquefort.
Stokkes, s. pl. 3665.
Stonays, v. pl. stuns, bits stun-
ning blows, 2118 ; p.p. stonayede,
1933, 3S73.
Stondez, 2090, Stormdys, 3623,
v. l,l. stand; pret. stode, 1489,
29"23, stodde, 4133.
Stotais, 1435, Stotays, 3467,
4271, v. 3 s. becomes foolish, mad,
dizzy, or stupid. "Estoutir, es-
toutoyer- Ètre fou, imprudent,
avoir de ia témérité, être insensé;
,tulte, cere." Roquefort. Burguy
gives the forms "estoteier, estot«-
teier, eMuteier, estoutoier, estotoier,'"
but with the meaning "maltraiter."
Stour, 377, 1747, Stoure, 1488,
Stowre, 2086, s. battle.

Stownde, s. time, 3974; 1,1.
stowndys, 3888.
Stownntynge, s. stopping, delay,
491.
Stowre. ee Stour.
Strake. Sec Stryke.
Strandez, 598, 883, 947, 12"7,
1337, Strandys, 36"26, Strondcs,
4067, . pl. waters.
Strates, 561, Straytez, 3009, s.
pl. straits, narrow places.
Strayte, 1933, Straytt, 1230,
adj. strait, narrow.
Streke, adv. straight, 1792, 3101.
Strekes, Strekyne. Sec Stryke.
Strekez, v. 3 s. stretches, 1229,
205.
Streme, s. stream, 755 ;
stremes, 1.2.2.
Strenghe, 258, 376, Strenghte,
796. s. strengih; strong place,
1230, 1435 ; pl. strenghes, forces,
1475, 2"2t.2, srenghez,
strenghethis, 33"22.
Strenghely, ad». strongly, 4096.
Strette, s. street, road, 3467.
Streynez, v. 3 s. exerts, 917.
Strondes. Sec Strandez.
Stroye, 1927, Struye, 561, v. dc-
stroy ; pl. stroyene, 3127; p.p.
stroyede, 1933, struyede, 1295.
Stryke, v. strike, smite; 3 s.
strykez, 11"2, strykkes, 1480; pl.
strykkys, 1t11, strekes, 3101;
pret. strake,, 2080, 2129 ; pret. pl.
strekyne,  55, 3659.
Studyande, i. p. studying, 3467.
Stuffe, v. ïurnish, 1932 ; pl. stuf-
fene, 2369 ; pret. stuffede, 3616.
Sttrdely, ado. sturdily, 1104.
Stye, s. path, 3466.
Styghtylle, v. order, arrange, 157.
Stynte, v. cease, 312 7.
Styre. Sec Stire.

19 GLOSSARIAL IXDEX.

Styrtez. ,See Stertez.
Subarbe, s. suburbs, 4043; pL
subarbis, 312"2, subbarbes, 2466.
Subgettez. 5'ee Sugett.
Suerddes. See Swerde.
Sugett, 87, Sugette, 3138, s. sub-
ject; pl. subgettez, 2314.
Suggourne, v. sojourn, 153, $54,
135; 3 ,. suggeourns, 54, sug-
gournez,
Sulayne, adj. alone, 2592.
Suhle, v. sulj. pret. should, 72,
213, 214.
Sundyre, v. part, separate, 7.
Suppowelle, v. support, 2818.
Supprisede, 2616, Supprissede,
1845, 8uppryseàe, 3797, 8upprys-
scde, 1951, Supprysside, 14"0,
F-P- taken unawares, overtaken,
surprised.
8urcott, 3252, StLrcotte, 2434,
$. surcoat.
Surepel, s. cover, 3317.
Surgyne, s. surgeon, 4311.
Surrawns, s. assurance, security,
3181.
Surs, s. rising, fise, 1978, 2511,
3468.
Sutcleste, adj. subtlest, 808.
Suyche. See Swylke.
Suyte, 179, 210, 528, Suytte,
3139, s. suit.
Swafres, v. 3 s. staggers, 3970.
Sc. swaver, fo walk feebly. Jamie-
8OR.
Swalters, v. 3 s. (?) 3924.
Swange, s. loins, 1129.
Swangene, v. pret. 2)1. swung,
2146.
Swanke, v. pret. toiled, 2961,
33Ol.
Swape, s. blow, stroke, 314.
Swappes, 4244, Swappez, 1126,
119, v. 3 s. smi/es, strikes.; pl.

swappene, 1464, swappez, 1465;
Fret. swappede, 1795.
Swarthe, s. sward, grassy ground,
11"26, I466, 2145, 2960.
Swathes, s. pl. 2508.
Swayne, s. 3360.
Swefene, s. dream, 812; 2,1.
swefenn:ys, 32"28.
Swefnynge, s. dreaming, 759.
Swelte, v. die, 716, 813; 3 s.
swelles, 2961, faints, 3969; L
swelltez, 14613 ; ptet. swelte, 9.98"2 ;
i. . sweltand, "2146, swelllaude,
1465.
Swcperly, ado. quickly, nimhly,
1128, 1465. 8c. swipper, quick,
swift, nimble. Jamieson.
Sweppene, p.p. swept, 2508.
Swerde, s. sword, 47, 715; 1,1.
swerddez, 1253, suerddes, 314.
Swete, 3703, 4223, Swett, 2145,
Swelle, 3360, s. lire.
Swetly, 3970, Swettly, 1297, adr.
sx¢eetly.
Sveyftly, ada swfftly, 3703.
Sweys, v. 3 s. sways, 57; pL
1467, 3676, 4-2ï3.
Swiche. 8ee Swylke.
Swoghe, s. swaying motion, 759.
Swogle, s. swoon, 1467.
Swoughe, s. whirr, 1127.
Swoune, s. swoon, 3969.
Swounes, v. 3 s. swoons, 1127;
i./. swouaaude, 146ï, 2960.
Swowynge, s. somd, 931.
Swyer, s. squire, 2959, 3703.
Swykede, 1795, Swykkede, 3361,
v. pret. deceived.
Swylke, 403, Swiche, 3000,
8uyche, 5"29, 81yke, 3719, Siche,
967, 1031, 8yche, 76, 2"26, adj. such.
Swym, s. swoon, 4246.
Swynge, s. swing, 3360, 3676,
4223.

GLOSSARIAL INDEX. 19î

Swyre-bane, s. neckbone, 2959.
Swythe, ad». quiekly, swiftly,
185, 409, 715, very, 19t9; as
swythe : immediately, 813.
Sybb, Sybbe. See Sibb.
Sybredyne, ». kindrcd, 691, 4145.
Syche. See Swylke.
Sydlyngs, adv. sidelong, side-
ways, 1039, 10t3.
Sydys, s. pl. sides, 2148.
Syene. ,See Syne.
8yghande,3794, Sygheande, 3891,
i.p. sigl,ing.
Syland, 129ï, Sylande, 3794,
43t0, i. p. flowing.
Syluerene, adj. silvern, ruade of
silver, 19t9.
Sylure, s. canopy, 3194.
Symple, adj. mean, 684, few, 967.
Syne, s. sin, 3315, 3986.
Syne, 85, 1182, 3216, Syene,
4083, Synne, 3t35, adv. after-
Synechalle, 1871, Syneschalle,
1910, s. seneschal.
Synglerc, s. boat, 3123.
Syngne, s. sign, 3075.
Syngmlere, adj. single, 826.
Synkande, i. p. sinking, 3705.
Synne. See Syne.
Syr, Syre. 8ee Sir.
Syte, 1060, Sytte, 1305, s. grief,
sorrow.
Sythene, 184, 1336, S)oEhine,
159, Sythyne, 56, 169, Sethene,
19î7, ado. aftcrwards.
Sythis, s. pL rimes, 2_'216.
Syttyne, p.p. sat, 511.

Tabylle, s. table, 53.
Tachcmentez, s. /d. attachments,
1568.
Tachesesedc ]), 821.

Tacle, 3679, Takle, 2444, Takelle,
3618, s. tackle.
Taghte, 178, Tawghte, 3202, adj.
taught, trained.
Tak, v. take, 144; take, 307,
proceed, go ; 3 s. tase, 1890, takes ;
yL tas, 3'203; iweL tuke, 3'28,
1359, `24 ; p.. takyne, 73, gone.
Tale, s. number, 317, 335, 2933,
account, 4094.
Ta]mes, v. 3 s. falters, 2581. Du.
'almen, to loiter, linger, hagle,
 av.er, act tediously, be irresolute
or m suspense. Sewell's ]Action-
arff.
Talounez, ». pl. talons, claws, $00.
Targe, ». round shield ; pl. targez,
73`2. The targe was often emb]a-
zoned, hence at line 89, large --
arms oa a seal.
Tarsse, s. kind of cloth, 3189.
Tarye, v. tarry, 1703.
Tas, Tase. See Tak.
Tauernez, ». 1,1. taverns, 1568.
Taulde, p.p. told, 2618.
Tawghte. See Taghte.
Temez, v. 3 ». eml,ties , 1801.
Temperalle, s. 2409.
Tempeste, v. 2408.
Temporaltee, s. 1570.
Tende, adj. hcedful, attentive, in-
tent, 1916. Sc. [eit.
Tende, adj. tenth, 73.
Tene -- ten, 1421.
Tene, s. injury, wrong, grief,
vexation, 1396, 1956. A.S. teona.
Tenefulle, adj. harmful, grievous,
4`2S0.
Tenefully, ath'. grievously, 27"*..,
2345.
Tenes, v. pl. harm, vex, annoy,
264. A.S. leonan.
Tente, s. heed, attention, 3586,
409 t.

I0 GLOSSARIAL INDKX.

Tentyly, adv. heedfully, atten-
tively, 3618.
Teraunt, e. tyraut, wicked or
cruel man, 84 ; pl. terauntez, 583,
tirauntez, 15ol, tyrauntez, '2 i0S.
Terez, v. 3 s. tears, 800 ; pl. ferez,
113.
Teris, 3886, Terys, 3794, s. 1,l.
tears.
Tha, 77, 157, 377, Thaa, 1993,
pl. of the.
Thai, 1141, 1144, Thay, 1160,
Thêy, 0-'2, pron n. pl. ; çen. thaire,
1153, ]396, theire, 13, '20, thiere,
]ri0, 3191, thire, 19; obj. thaime,
396, thamê, 3'29, 9=)3, thaym, '2'2îfi,
'2'2S0, theme, 169, theym, 1SS6,
theyme, 1859.
Than, 1212, 2153, Thaue, 64,
]96, ado. then.
Thar, 881, Thare, 60, 102, ade.
there ; thare -- vhere, 59, 11S5.
Thare, impers, v. 403 ; h3an thare
= he needs.
Thare-aftyre, adv. thereaftcr, aftcr
that, 1495, "20'2S.
Thareby, 190, Thar-by, 1186, adr.
thereby, beside.
Tharê-fore, adv. therefore, 2042.
Thare-in, 1242, Thare-ine, 1254,
adv. therein.
Thas, 58, 432, Thase, 236, 434,
adj. those.
Thedyre, adv. thither, 2488.
Thoo, s. thigh, 1046 ; 2d. theese,
1100.
Theeffe, s. thief, 1150.
Thees, Theis, Theise. ,see This.
Then, 315, Thene, 1344, co»j. than.
ŒEher, wh'. there, 884; vhere,
1131, 1'219 ; there -- where, 476.
Ther-aftyre, adr. thereaffer, 1115,
according foit, 339.
Ther-to, adv. thereto, also, 181.
Ther-vndyre, a:h'. under if, 1156.

Thes. £k,e This.
Thethene, adv. thence, 4345.
Thewes, s. pl. virtues, good
qualities, '21.
The)me = thine, 3403.
Theys. See This.
Thic -- thee, 104.
Thiere, Thire. ,See Thai.
Tlfies, Thiese. ,see This.
Thikke, s. thick, dense part of a
crowd, 3755; vL thykkys, '2"216.
Thir, Thire. ,see Tlfis.
Thirllede, Thirllez. ,see Thyrle.
This, pron. or adj. 410 ; pL thees,
]54,, ]67, theis, 160, theise, -004,
lhes, 4,8, 1356, theys, 2S10, thies,
10[, `264,, thiese, '2î23, lhise, 15`2,
.063, tbys, 5"2, lhir, 1161, 1164,
thirê, 993.
Thof. See. Thoghe.
Thoghe, 477, 1329, Thof, 2443,
Thofe, ]09, 4,60, OEhoffe, '2688,
co»j. thougà.
Thoghte. ,see Th)mkes.
Thole, v. surfer, endure, permit,
676, 4,00-'2, 4150.
Thoos, 156 158, Thos, 42, 2200,
lron, those.
Thorowe, Thorughe. ,Set Thurghe.
Thorowely, aele. thoroughly, 3294.
Thorowowte, prep. throughout,
right lhrough, '2]î0, '2986.
Thosande,1400, Thosannde, 1537,
Thowsande, 14,1, s. thousand.
Thourghe. ,See Thttrghe.
Tlmurghe-gyrde, p.p. smitten
through, pierced, 3683.
Tlra, 3295, Thraa, 249, adj.
vehement, eager; superl, thracste,
3756.
Thrange, s throng, 2217..
Thrawe, s. throe, pang, 1150.
Threpide, 930, Threppede, 2216,
v. lret, stl)ve.

Thrette, v. threaten, 3295
thretys, 249.
Thretty, a0". thirty, 3295.
Thristis, v. Id. thrust, 3755.
Throly, a«h,. vehement]y, 1150,
2217, 4332.
Thronge, v. press, 3755.
Throo, adj. vehement, 3294.
Throstiiles, s. Tl. throstles, 930.
Throwene, p.p. thrown, 3694.
Throwghe, Thrughe, Thrughte.
ee q_'hurghe.
Thryftye, adj. 317.
Thr3mgez, v. 3 a. presses, squeezes,
1150, 17.
TlnTstez, v. 3 a. thrusts, 1151.
Thryttene, adj. thhoEeen, 216.
Thurghe, 1,215, 499, Thourghe,
1792, 2253, Thorughe, 495,
Thorowe, 5, 24:, T,!lrowghe, 1772,
Thrughe, 113, hrughte, 390,
prep. through. A.S. urh.
Thurghe-girde, p.p. smitten
through, 14:61.
Thursse, s. giant, 1100. A.S.
Thykkys. Sve Thikke.
Thynkes, 366, 1335, Thynkys,
350, Thynkkys, 2440, impers, v.
seems ; seems good, 996; pret.
thoghte, 495, 24:79, thoughte, 3"230.
Thyr]e, v. pierce, 1413; 3 s.
thirllez, 2167; pret. thirllede, 1858,
3890; p.p. thyrllede, 2"238,
Thyandez. See Tydandis.
Tide, s. time, 3902; pl. tydez,
753.
Til, 6, 36, Ti]le, 10, 130, Tylle,
3608, prep. to.
Tfltine, v. pl. tflt, topple, 1144.
Tite, 3886, 3887, Tyte, 737, 841,
Tytt, 144:, Tytte, 1891, 2583, adr.
quickly; alls tire -- as quickly, af
once, immediately.

Tittez, v. 3 s. makes totter, 1801.
To, adv. too, 957, 1200.
To, conj. tiLl, 3182.
To-briste, v. burst asunder, 3982.
To-geders, 1050, To-gedirs, 1000,
To-gedyre, 2718, adv. togcther.
Togers, s. pl. clothes, 178.
Toges, s. pl. togas, 3189.
Toile, s. tussle, broil, 1802. Sc.
guilyie.
Toile, s. customs, 1568.
Tolowz, s. pl. () tool-makcrs,
3618.
To-morne, adv. to-morrow, 1587.
Tonges, s. pl. tongues (of a dra-
gon's rail), 821.
Toppe, s. top, 1144, head, 801.
Toppe-castelles, s. T1. 3616.
To-rattys, v. pl. rend asunder,
2235.
Torfere, 1956, 3451, 3567, Tour-
fere, 2582, s. harm, mischief.
Tornys, 3015, Tournes, 1891, v.
3 s. turns; pret. tornede, 3203,
tonrnede, 105"2.
To-ruscheez, v. id. dash asunder,
14:28.
To-stonayed e, p.p. utterly stunned,
14:36.
Tother, adj. other, 234, 3283.
The first t is really part of the
article, for the fo/ber : that other,
just as tle tone -- that one.
Toure, s. tower, 245, 1890; pl.
toutes, 39, towrez, 1569, towrres,
3153.
Tourfere. ,ee Torfcre.
Towche, v. touch, 2067, concern,
tell ; 3 s. towchcz, 800, ] 570, 1591 ;
pret. towchcde, 770, towchide, 81 ;
i.p. towchande, 263.
Towne, w/j. trained, 178.
To-wrythes, v. 3 s. writhes, 3920..
Towync, r. pl. dïaw, haul, 365.

200

GLOS8ARIAL INDEX.

Toylez,  o
»3, Toyelys, 3616, s. pl.
(?) gear, tools.
Traise, v. 3 s. draws, 162.9.
TraLtely, 3568, Traystely, 1976,
ado. safely, securely.
Traistez. ee Trayste.
Tra.ppede, p.p. covered with trap-
pmgs, 1757, 2150.
Trauaillede, p.p. who bave toiled,
19t7.
OErauaylande, 1684, Trauelande,
1630, i. p. travelling.
Trauayle, s. labour, 3566.
Traylede, p.p. 250.
Trayne, s. stratagem, 1630, 3901,
419".
Trayne, v. entice, deceive, 1683.
Trays, s. trace, track, 4055.
Trayste, v. trust, 669 ; 3 s. traistez,
1987, 870; Tret. traystede, 1955,
3569.
Traystely. See Traistely.
Traytoure, s. traiter, 2173, 4055.
Trayuellede, l).p. toiled, laboured,
257.
Trchute, 114, 2(;11, Trebutte,
23t4, Tribute, 271, Tributte, 2357,
8.
Tremlande, i. p. trembling, 3899.
Trenchande, adj. trenchant, sharp,
3856.
Tresone, s. treason, treachel.;
169, 2017.
Tresoure, s. treasure, 668, 886,
991.
Trete, s. (?) row, 3655.
Trett, 250, Trette, 263, 878,
993, v. treat; p.p. tretyd, 07,
tretide, 3191.
Treunt, v. steal a march, 1976 ;
pret. treuntede, 3900; p.p. treunt,
017.
OErew, 263, 992, Trewe, 879,
2939, . trace.

Trewage, s. tribute, 2358.
Trewe, adj. true, 16.
Trewghe. ,See Trewthe.
Trewly, ado. truly, 2610.
Trewthe, 3437, Trewghe, 3929,
a. truth.
Treyntis (?), 4056.
Trine. See Tryne.
Trippe, v. trip, more lightly, 3713.
Trisene, v. pl. trice (nautical terre),
832.
Tristfly, 407, Trystily, 2357, ode,.
trusti]y, faithfally.
Trisdy, 731, 1262, Trystly, 832,
ado. confid¢ntly, boldly
Trofle, 2932, Trofifile, 1702, v.
trifle; i. 2- trof¢lande, ]683.
Trome, v. troop, 3592. A.S.
trama, a troop.
Tromperie, adj. having tntmp¢ts,
3713.
Trompes, 1757, Tromppez, 1484,
1947, Troamppcs, 4107. Troamp-
pez, 170, Tramppez, 832, . pl.
trump¢ts.
Trouflynge, s. trifling, 114.
Trouthe, 164, 1314, Trowthe,
1063, 1807, Trombe, 3804, s. troth,
fidclity ; 2l. trowhes, 2325.
Trow, 89, Trowe, 250, 887, 1693,
v. believe.
Trowhe. See Trouthe.
Tro'mp3mge, s. trum peting, 3191.
Trufles, s. pl. trifles, 89.
Trumppede, v. 2ret. trumpeted,
4O7.
Trumppez. 8ce Trompes.
Trusse, v. truss, pack up, 3592,
stow; inf trussene, 1976; 2/.
trussez, 731, trvssene, 3655; 2.p.
trussede, 1702.
Trvsselle, s. packs, bundles, 3655.
Tryede, v. Fret. picked out, se-
lected, 1947. Ff. trier.

GLOSSARIAL INDEX. O-01

Trymblyde, v. pret. trembled, 270.
Tryne, v. go, proceed; trine, 175 î;
3 ». trynes, 359"2, trynys, 4055,
trynnys, 3901 ; (?) ret. IL tryne,
319"2 ; i./. trynandc, 4189.
Trystily. See Tristily.
Trystly. See Tristly.
Tuke. See Tak.
Tumbellez, v. pl. tumble, I 143.
Tunge, s. tongue, 1250, 1891.
Turmenttez, v. 2 s. torlnentest,
195; 3 ». tçrmcntez, 3153.
Tuskes, 1075, 3234, Tuskez, 791,
»./l. teeth.
Twa, adj. two, 171,335.
Twys, adv. twice, 716.
Tydandis, 3350, 3899, Tythdands,
26, Thy3andcz , 1567, ». vL tid-
ings.
Tyde, v. betide, happen, 879; 3
». tyddes, 1703; /./. tydd, 365,
tyddc, 451.
Tydez. 8ce Tide.
Tykes, s.//, dogs, 3642, 4258.
Tylle. See Til.
Tymbyrde, l.p. built, devised,
374.
Tymede, v. pret. happened, 3150.
Tyne, v. lose, 2933 ; 2 s. tynnez,
1952;/.p. tynt, 272, 770, tynte,
1917, 2345, = perished, 481.
Tymuntly, adv. like a tyrant, 2 î l.
Tyseday, s. Tuesday, 3900.
Tyte, Tytt. Aee Tite.
Tythdands. See Tydandis.
Valyaunt, adj. valiant, 2093.
'assallage, s. service, 2048.
Yawewarde, s. vanguard, 1981.
Velany, s. villany, 298, 326.
Vencows, Sec Venquyse.
Venemus, 299, Venymmos, 4124,
adj. venomous.

Venge, v. avenge, 867; p./.
vengede, 298, 2264:.
Venquyse, 1984, Vencows, 4297,
v. vanquish; ]reL venqwiste, 2093 ;
v.p. vcnqueste, 3765, venquiste,
325, venqwyste, 065.
Ventelde, v. pret. spread safl to
the wind, 737.
Venmos. See Venenms.
Veacle, s. a han«lkerchief sait[
to bave the priut of Christ's face
upon if, 97, 307.
Veage, s. a kind of drink, 204,
3166.
Veayely, 3î65, Werreflly, 308,
adv. truly.
Verrede, p.. spottcd, 2573.
Yeely, eMv. readily, 3168.
Verrous, Yertouous. Ae Vertu-
Vertue, s. tue, 215, 4297.
Vertuouse, 204, Vertuus, 297,
ertouous, 3055, Verrous, 5, adj.
virtuous.
Vescounte, Vescote. A'ee
counte.
Vesage, s. visage, 137, 3055.
Yesare, 910, Vesere, 3054, s.
visor.
Vesettez, v. 3 s. visits, 1726.
VesseHe, s. 30îl.
Vestoure, s. clothing, 3071.
Vetaile, s. victuals, 3071.
Vetaile, v. victual, 353; 3 s.
retailles, 3165.
Viage, s. joney, expedition,
037, 93.
Vice, s. fault, defect, 911.
Vicounte, 3167, ¥iscovnte, 2047,
Yescounte, 0, Vescownte, 198,
Yyscownte, 050, ».
Visez, v. 3 s. purposes, 3167.
Vmbeclappes, v. 3 s. embmees»
1779.

-o 0 "9- GLO8SARIAL INDEX.

Vmbegrippys, v. 3 s. grps, 758
];r«t. vmbegfippede,
YRbelappes, . 3 s. surrounds,
1819 ; oeret, vmbylappyde, 3785.
YRbrere, s. part of a helmet, the
movable part which shelters the
face, 93, 2"27, 395"2.
Vn-abaiste, adj. tmabashed, hot
cast down, 1378.
Yn'olysside, adj. unblest, hot
marked with the siga of the cross,
96"2.
Vnblythely, ade. sadly, 1434.
Vnbrydilles, v. 1»/. Unblioee, 2509.
nJnclede, io.io, unclothed, 4202.
Vncouere, v. uncover, 2710; pret.
vncouerde, 739.
'ncouthe, 1902, 3449, Vncowthe,
3514, adj. unknown, strange.
'ncowpylle, v. uncouple, 3999.
Vndir-takande, i. 10. enterprising,
2723.
Vndone, 10.io. 1722, 3752, 3966.
'n0lrone, 2840, 307 î, Vndroune,
46"2, 8.
Vndyrtakynge, s. 3187.
Vne-Rade, adj. unRade, .o507.
Vnfaire, 303, 779, 1045,
favre, 21ïl, ado. bad]y, il], un-
plasantly.
Vfaye, adj. un]aarmed, sound,
2ï96.
Vnfers, adj. unfierce, tare, 4122.
Vnfondyde, aàj. untried, 2485.
Vnfraistede, 2861, Vnfraystede,
2736, adj. untried.
Vfrely, ade. (?) ignobly, 780.
nlordly, adj. 1313 ; ade. 126î.
'nmete, adj. unmeet, 4070.
Ynquellyde, adj. unkilled, 3810.
Vnrekene, aàj. (?) tmpleasant,
3754.
"Vnesonable, ««0". 3452.

çnryghttwyslye, adv. unright-
eously, 329.
Vnsaughte, 1910, Vnsawghte,
1306, 1457, 410, adj.
Vnsaughtely, 1501, Ynsaughtyly,
1847, ado.
Vnsekyrly, adv. unsafely, 966.
YnseRly, adv. unseemlily, 1044.
Vnsene, adj. tmseen, 3114.
Vnslely, adt,. unskilfully, clum-
sily, 979.
Vnsownde, adj. 3290, 3931, 3942.
Vnsparely, 3160, Ynsparyly, 235,
adv. unsparingly.
'ntenderly, 1144, ,'ntendirly,
2575, ado.
'ntrewe, a'. untrue, îaitldess,
4"2.27.
Vntrewely, ado. dishonestly, 886.
rnuenquiste, adj. unvanquished,
209.
Vnwemmyde, adj. unspotted,
spotless, 3801.
• "nwittyly, adv. unwisely, 3802.
'nwynly, a,,, unjoyfully, un-
pleasantly, 955,130"2, 1$1, 356`2.
Ynwyse, adj. 3817.
Voide, 309, Voyde, 215, _'2049,
209, v. pass out, pass away; 3 8.
voydes, retreats, 3764, oydez,
withdraws, 19ï; l. voydez, quit,
3168.
Youte, 137, Vowt, 305, s. Rien.
Lat. wRus.
Voyde, adj. empty, vain, 10,
(?) open, 911.
Voyde, Voydes, Voydez. ,£'ee
¥oide.
'pbrayde, v. 1930.
Vpcynes, s. pl. (?) 3675.
Vpe---- up, 1119, 1877.
Vrayllede, p.p. 2568. Perhaps
for " Iérrelled, or l'arolled :
having smal] rings attached."
2Boutell's HerMdry, p. 88.

OLOSSL tEX. 203

Vse, v. practise, 1843.
Vtas, s. 625. "The eighth day,
or the apace of eight daya, ai'ter
any festival." llalliwell.
Vtterê, adv. further out, 2438.
Vtters, v. 3 s. dismisses, 418.
Vttirly, ad». 3966.
Vys, 3617, Vyse, 2424, s. screw.
Crossbows were drawn back by
means of a screw.

Wache, v. watch, 547; in.f. wac-
chene, 613 ; p.p. wachede, 1613.
rache, s. watch, 2499 ; pl. wac-
chcs, 1356.
Vafidle, adj, woeful, sorrowful,
950, 955.
Wagande, i. p. wagng, waving,
3660.
Wage, s. pay, 302.
Wage, 547, Vagge, 333, 1615,
v. hire, engage ; wage, stake, 2967.
Wagene, v. wager, 2445.
Wakkens, 2370, Wakkenyse, 257,
Waknez, 806, v. 3 ». awakes ; wak-
kenysse, wakens, 3562 ; ]ret. wak-
keuyde, awoke, 339"2.
Walde, v. prct. would, 339, 342,
wouldest, 876, 1035.
Wale, s. gunwale, 740.
Wale, v. choose, 181.
Wale, adj. choice, 2148.
Wale, adj. eddying, surging, 741,
763.
Walkande, i. p. xval-14ng, 762,
3479.
Walkyne, s. wclkin, sky, 787.
Walle, s. wave, 493. Ger. welle.
Walopandc, i. iv. galloping, 2147,
lValowes, v. Id. wallow, roll,
1142; loret, walewede, 3838.
Walsche, adj. Velsh, 320, 2044.
Wandrethe, 323, 2370, Wane-
drethe, 38, s. woe, sorrow.

Vandsom41y, adv. (?) sorrow-
fui/y, 0Y2.
Wandyrs, v. 3 s. wanders, 798
i.p. wanderande, 763.
Vane, adj. wan, dusky, dark,
9"2. A.S. wan.
'ane. £'ee Vyne.
Brapene, 1106, apyne, 1119,
weapon ; pl. wapynez, 2137, wap-
yns, 312.
War. 5'ee Ware.
Varantizez, s.pl. guarantees, 1614.
Wardane, 3523, Wardayne, 650,
2494, s. wardcn.
arde, s. ward, 2480, custody,
1613.
Wardede, p.p. guarded. 1614.
Wardrop, 4203, Vardrope, 901,
26'22, s. wardrobe.
,Vare = where, 1054.
Ware, v. pret. pL were, 18, 177 ;
j. pret. ]
ware, 964 ; 3 s. ware, ï3, war, 976 ;
¥1. ware.
Vare, 19, 'arre, 1973, 2045,
adj. wary, cautious, aware. A.S.
(r.
Warely, ado. cautiously, 4026.
Varesche, v. be healed, recover,
186.
Varlawe, 948, 958, 'arlow,
]140, Werlaughe, 3771, . warlock,
wizard; also, a wicked man; /d.
warlaws, 613.
Warnes, v. 3 s. refuses denies
ï00.
Warpe, 150, "Verpe, 9, r. throw,
cast ; pl. warpes, 746; varpes ,-
waye : make off; pret. warpe,
901.
'as, v. pret. pl. xvere, 1415.
SVasternne, s. desert place, x4lder-
ness, 3233. See lls/#re in
literatire _Poens, B. 167. A.S.
wé«tern.
Wate. Ste Wiet.

0 GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Wathe, s. way, path, 3233. See
IFop¢ 3 in Allileralive_Poems, A. 151.
A.S. tcd5u.
Wathe, s. harm, hurt, 2668. Sec
llrole in Allileralive Poems, B. 855.
Vathely, adt. badly, 2090, 2186.
Watte. »See Wiet.
Vatyre, s. water, 1299, 1358.
Vatyre-mene, s. Id. madners, 741.
Vaueryngc, s. 2224.
Vawarde, s. vanguard, 1767. ,See
Avanttwarde.
Vawhte, (?) 3480.
Vaxe, v. grow, 4322.
YVayfare, s. course, 1797.
Wayfe, v. wandcr, stray, 960.
Vaykly, a,l,, weakly, 697.
Vayte, v. watch, look out ri-w,
16, 1S07; 3 s. wa,ttes, 2979;
b¢ wayttene, 1973.
Weehes, s. pL witches, 613.
Vedde, p4». wedded, 700.
Vedcs, 1365, Wedez, 168, 500,
Wedys, 229, s. pL wecds, gar-
ments.
lVedirwyns. ,S'«,e Wyderwyne.
Vedowe, s. widow, 950, 4285 ;
pl. wedcwes, 315k
Veende. See Wende.
Veife. See Wif.
Veihle. See Welde.
Veile. S,,e Wele.
Veisely. ,Sce Wyesly.
Vekyrly, adr. watc]lfidly : hence,
in a li'ely manner, brisldy,
A.S. wacorlice, wa[chfully.
Velde, 3090, Weilde, 650, v.
rule  possess, 2967.
Vele, s. riches, wealth, 401,653,
weal, 4100.
Wele, 170, 230, 321, Weile,
1788, adv. wcll.
Vclle, s. spring, wel], 540, 882.

Welle, v. spring up, bubhle up,
boil ; 3 s. wellys, flows, 3819 ; lret.
wellyde, 3377; T.. well)'de, boi- lcd,
1736.
Velte, v. ]»'et. overturned, 3152.
Welters, 1140, Ycltcrys, 890, .
3 s. rolls ; pL wchcrs, 112 ; i. T-
welcrandc, 2147.
Velthes, s. pL 3157.
Vendc. ,See Wene.
Wende, 302, 1299, Weendc,
2tt5, 2i93, v.o; 2 s. wevndez,
450; 3 s. wen«es, 614, w'endez,
701, wendes, -°.185 ; prel. ent,
1301.
Vene, v. flfink, suppose; 2 s.
wenes, 1S06, wencz, 963; l»'el.
wende, 21"21.
Venges, 768, Wengez, 819, 926,
s. 1 d. wings.
Wepede, v. pret. wept, 1920 ; i.
p. wepand, 2679, 3561.
Werdcs, 3889, Wcredes, 385, s.
pL fates, destinies
Werdez. ,See Verlde.
Were, ado. where, 3692.
Were, 22, 33, 257, Werre, 516,
6-)1, . war.
Weredes. ,See Werdes.
Veres ---- veers (?), 3054:.
Wcries. See Wery, v.
Werke, s. work; 1,1. werkes, 3,
19.
YCerkkes, v. 3 s. aches, 2689; L
p. werkand, lï97, 214:8.
Werlaughe. ,S,'e Wadawe.
Werlde, s. wcrld, 5, 708 ; gon.
sg. werdez, 674.
Werpe. »See
Werraye, 56, Werreye, 657, v.
make war, war upon ; pl. wermyes,
3t47; pret. wer,'avede, 203, 2d15;
i. p. werraande, ".°0S9, 'erre$nd,
2599.
Vcrre. See Were.

205

V, Têrrydê, v. pret. wore, 3872 ;
¥.p. wercde, worn, 2930.
Very, 699, 31.55, Verye, 4286,
v. ourse; 3 . weries, 3888; iv-P-
weryd, 959.
Wery, ad.l. weary, 492, 3392.
Weryede, p.3». wearied, 796.
Vesche, v. pret. washed, 231 ;
v.p. weachene, 1301.
'etene, Vette. A'ee iet.
'ette, v. pret. wetted, 2332.
Veyffe. Se Wif.
Veyndes, Veyndz. See ende.
,Veyne -- wine, s. 161.
Veysse. ,S«,e V'iese.
Whame, 1202, Vhayme, 770,
lron, whom.
qaanne. See Vyne.
Whare, adv. where, 107, 302.
W-har¢ -- were, 174, 529.
Whas : was, 76, 634.
Vhayme. 8ee 3aame.
Vqedire, 3231, Vhed.a', 2533,
Whedyre, 962, ado. whither.
Whedyre, conj. whether, 1717.
Vhene, 2044, Whenne, 63, adc.
when.
"3aethire, pron. whieh (of two),
350.
qailde -- wild, adj. 3232, 3446.
Whilke, pron. which, 4194.
Whilles, 1335, 1570, W-hills,
1705, Whils, 1737, Whylez, 1597,
co»j. whilst ; whilles, 1197, whills,
3908, whylles, 2132, 2511, until.
M'hilome, ade. sometimes, 1145.
Whitte : white, adj. 3260.
Vhoo -- who, 1322.
Whydyrewyns. See Vyderwyne.
Whyesest. £'ee Wiese.
Vhyne, why--not, 703. Vhyne
myghte I dye  O that I might
&e!

Wieffe. See XVif.
Vielde, s. (?) 2689.
'iese, 3035, Veysse, 2514,
Wyes, 149, X.'yese, 1972, Wyesse,
2745, adj. wse; sTerl, wyseste,
290, whyeseste, 53"2.
Wiet, 420, XVette, 948, XVyt,
958, v. know, know of; 1 s. wate,
4203, watte, 533, 2"2"25 ; '2 s. wate,
3393, watte, 69"2, 3549 ; pl. wotte
(proTerl # a sg. for»O, 4100; pret.
wiste, 3231, wist, 405, w.vste,
339, 891; /.p. wetene, 2966,
wytene, 869.
Vit; 993, Veife, 652, Veyffe,
674, Wieffe. 3550, Wyefe, 3575,
Wfl, 986, Wyfe, 955, Wyffe, 3082,
s. woman, wife; fil wyfes, 29 $.
Wightenez. See Vyghtnesse.
Vile, v. ge away bystealth, 3908.
Viffully, ado. 151, 3835,
Wille, s. wfldnes% madness, 3836.
ïlled, 1».17. strayed, astray, 323(.
'ilne, v. desire; 2 s. wil]nez,
2224, wilnez, 34ï9, wylnez, 96I;
3 s. wlnez, 38. A.8. wil»ia,«.
Wirche. See Virke.
ïrchipe, 2187, V)a'chip, 10,
'yrchipe, 150, s. honour ; Tl. wyr-
chippis, 2"2.
Virchipe, Vyrchipe, 397, v.
honour; 3 s. wyrschcppez, 1059;
p.p. wirchipid, 320, wyrchipide,
257, 685.
ïrchipfu]le, 1356, 2231, Vyr-
chipfulle, 333, 650, adj. worship-
fui, honourab|e.
Wirke, 339, 2187, Vyrke, 1t9,
Wirche, 3008, Vyrche, 130, 1(30,
1584, v. work, perform, do; 2 s.
wirkkes, 232 ; 3 . wyrkez, 1267,
wyrkkes, 1468; pl. wyrkes, 663;
pret. wroghte, 1796; laret, pl.
wroghtene, 2137; p.p. wroghie,
26"22, 395.
Wist, V¢iste. 8ee Wiet.
V,'it, v. depart, 708. A.S. witara

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

With-owtene, 997, With-owttyne,
114, 139, Wythowttyne, 2"25, 491,
prep. without ; except, 849:
Withstondene, v. pl. withstand,
1747; p.p. 19"26.
Vith-thy, conj. provided, on con-
dition, 2587, 2591.
Vitter, v. certify, assure, 1239.
Witterly, 3549, Wytterly, 324,
ado. plainly, clearly, certainly.
V]onke, adj. proud, splendid, gay,
3154, 3338. A.S. wlanc, wlonc.
Wode, 1266, 1281, Vodd% 1359,
2"219, 8. wood; .pl. woddez, 197.
A.S. wudu.
Wode, adj. mad, raging, 3837.
A.S. w6d.
Wodely, adv. madly, 2827.
Wodewyse, adv. madly, 3817.
Wokes, s. pL weeks, 354. A.S.
Wohl, 3835, Wolde, 1282, v. pret.
would. See Wa|de.
Wolfes, 3446, Woluez, 3232, s.
pL wolves.
,Volf-heuede, s. wolf's head, 1093.
,Vombe, 8. belly, 768. A.S.
wamb.
*onde, 3494, 'oonde, 1615, v.
hesitate; 3 8. wondis, 3S33. A.S.
wandian, fo fear, be awe-struek.
Wonde, ». wound; pL wondes,
1469, 2148.
Wonde, v. wound; 3 s. wondes,
o090; pret. wondide, 2231; p.p.
wondede, 1S53, wonddede, 1558,
wondyde, 1415, 1434.
Xondirliche, 3377, Vondyrlyche,
1357, adv. wond¢rfu]ly.
Wondsome, s. misery, 3836.
Vondyre, s. 1166, 1342; adv.
2515.
Vone, s. dwelling, abode, 1300,
2 72, 4"204.
Vonene. ,_e Vyne.

Vonne, v. dwell, 3910; 3
wonnys, 3551.
Wonne, Wonnene,Wonnyne.
Wyne.
'onnynges, s. pl. dwellin, ha-
bilations, 3157.
Wonrydez, s. pl. sorrow, gTief,
707. See Waudrethe.
Woo, s. woe, 2684, 3393.
Voonde. See Wonde.
Worde, v. 3393.
Worme, s. reptile, 796, 798.
Worows, v. 3 s. worries, kills,
958.
Worthe, v. become, be, 959 992,
1306.
Wortheliche, 2669, Wor[hilyche,
695, Worthily, 2191, adj. worthy.
Worthethy -- worthy, 1302.
Worthfly, 2231, Worthylye, 2547,
Votte. See Wiet.
Vfraite, v. pret. wrote, 390L
Vrakfulle, adj. vengeful, 3818.
Vrange, adj. wrong, left, 1480.
Vra)oEhe. ,S'ee Wrythe.
Wreche, 1273, 'riche, 1064,
Wryche, "2778, 8. wretch;
vreehes, 1446.
Wrechyde, aàj. wretehed, 5.
'reke, s. vengeance, 3839.
reke, v. avenge, 321,385 ; 3 s.
wrekes, 2213 ; i,fi wrekene, 151 ;
p.p. wrokene, 2968, wrokyne, 2"2"25.
'rethe, s. wrath, 151,321, 385.
Wrethe, s. fold, wreath, 1093.
Vrethide, v. pret. angered, 2191.
Vriehe. See 'reche.
Vristeles. See Wystille.
Vroghte, Wroghtene. SeeVirke.
Wrokene, Wrokyne. See 'reke.
Wrothely, adv. tierce]y, 114],
1480, '2"2 lk

(}LO88ARI£L INDEg.. 207

Wrothera.yle, s. misery, wretched-
ncss, rum, 3154.
Vryche. $',_'e Wrecbe.
Wryngene,
p.p. wryngande, 950, 26î9.
Yerystille, v. wrestle, 1141 ; 3 s.
wristeles, 890.
Vrythe, v. twist, writbe, turn
about, 439 ; wrythes, 1920, wryth-
this, 2"214; ¥l. wrytbyne, 114:1;
preL wraythe, 1098.
Wy, 164, 695, 'ye, 2669,
man, person; 1/. wyes, 56, 336,
wyese, 1300, 2656, wysse, 685.
A.S. iy, warrior; wiy, war.
Wyderwyne,
yL wedirwyns, 3818, wedirwynes,
883t, whydyrewyns, 2"215. A.S.
wierwinna.
Y(ye, v. weigh (anehor), 740.
Wyefe, Vyf, ,Vyfe, Vyffe. ee
Wif.
Vyes, Vyese. See Vy.
Vyes, Vyese, Vyesse. 'ee
Wiese.
Vyesly, 1974, YVeisely, 1613,
2599, udv. wisely.
\Vyghte, s. wight, man, person,
959.
Wyghte, adj. vigorous, strong,
1140; comp. wyghttere, 94:;
perL wyghteste, 90, 336, 532.
Wyghtly, adv. vigorously, 553,
70.
Wyghtnesse, 258, 516, 796,
Wightenez, 1806, s. vigour,
strength.
Wykkyde, adj. evil, 3232.
Wylde, s. wild animals, 181,657.
Vylde lyre, s. 797.
Wylez, s. pl. wiles, 1504.
Wylily, adv. in a v,,ily manner,
crafti|y, cunningly, 274:6.
Vylnez. ,ee Vilne.
Vynche, v. wink, wince, 2104.

Vyndowes, s. p/. some part of a
helmet, pmbabIy the windhole or
aventail, 911.
'ne, v. win, gaLn, conquer;
wynne, 516 ; wyne to hir speehe,
get fo speak to ber, 3908 ; wyne
awaye, get away, 468 ; zre[o wane,
33, 115, whaane, 2-2; ¥.p. won-
nene, 121#, wonnyne, 26, 618,
wonene, 8001, wonne, 887, 1805.
Wynly, aàv. pleasantly, 671,
2185, 3338.
,Vynlyche, ad. pleasant, 181.
Wyrche. See ,Virke.
YVyrchip, Wyrchipfulle, &c.
Wirchipe, &c.
'3oEke, YVyrkkes. 8ee Vike.
V(ysse, v. direct, guide, teaçh, 9,
813; 3 s. wysse, governs, 671.
Wysse. See Wy.
Wyste, Wyt, Vytene. ee Wiet.
Wythowttyne. See Vith-owtene.
Wythsytte, v. resist, 104.
Wytt, 741, M'ytt.e, 149, s. wit.
Wytterly. See Witterly.
Yare, 1901. Read Thare.
Yche, Ylke. £'ee Ilke.
Ynewe, Ynowe. See Inowe.
Yryne. See Irene.
Yschewes, v. 3 s. issues, 610.
Ythez, s. »l. waves, 71, 77,
768.
a, d. yea, 993, 1033.
aldsones, s. pl. (?) 3809.
a|owere, adj. comp. yellower,
3-283.
apely, ado. quickly, 1502.
ates, 271, atez, 2039,
gares.
e, pron. ye, 12, 226.
ee, 3911. :Perbaps a mistake for
].res, sobs. A.S. ffiscian, to sob.

208

GLOSS&RIA.L IDEX.

3cffe, colj, if, 2859.
3elde, v. to yield, 1502; 3 s.
3eldes, 3809 ; p./. 3oldene, 2334,
"28'2.
cldene, p.p. 1870. Probably a
mistake for ' oldene.'
:lcme, v. keep, guard ; 3 s. 3emes,
430, 3emez, 938 ; ¥l. emes, 647.
erde, s. yard, 3254, 3280.
ere, s. year, 522, 552.
errnys, () laments, 3911. A.S.
ffyrmian, to roar.
3erne, v. yearn, desire, lus[ after ;
2 s. ]ernez, 150'2; 3 . jernes,
103"2 ; p.p. 3ernede, 2343.
3erne, ode: earnesfly, eagerly,
1794, 38"25, 41S9.
:lif, 340, ]ife, 1502, lift, loir, ]iffe,
4153, coj, if.

3ff, 1567, 3fie, 1668, 3iffe, 2323,
v. give.
3is, 2324, 3ise, 2585, ado. 3"es.
3it, 1128, 3itt, 1140, 3itte, 2109,
yet.
3ofe, 1938, 2854. Read ' thofe,'
though.
3oldene. ,See 3clde.
3oie, s. Yule, 2628.
3olke, s. yolk, 3283.
3omane, s. yeoman, 2628.
3on, 2935, one, 299, 336, 341,
adj. yon.
ondire, 3809, ondyr, 2720, adv.
yond¢r.
our, 95, 153, 222, 3owre, 630,
683, pron. your.
ow, 15,16,owe,1266,rc.. )u.

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